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raconteur
- /ˌɹæk.ɒnˈtɜː/ UK
- /ˌɹæk.ɔ̃(n)ˈtɜː/ UK
- /ˌɹæk.ɑnˈtɝ/ US
- /ˌɹæk.ɔ̃(n)ˈtɝ/ US
noun raconteurs
- A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit. He was tempted to try the last door—to look into the room of evil fame; but he reflected that this would be indiscreet, since Colonel Capadose handled the brush—as a raconteur—with such freedom. There might be a ghost and there might not; but the Colonel himself, he inclined to think, was the most m
verb raconteurs · raconteuring · raconteured
- To make witty remarks or stories. The two of them turn to each other and raise an eyebrow each, their signal to slip into alternating raconteuring.
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noun storyteller
| Español | narrador |
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| 中文 | 善讲故事的人, 健谈者 |
| Português | contador (de casos/histórias/contos) |
| Français | raconteur |
| Deutsch | Geschichtenerzähler m Anekdotenerzähler |
| Ελληνικά | ανεκδοτολόγος anekdotológos |
| Русский | расска́зчик rasskázčik, расска́зчица rasskázčica |
verb to make witty remarks or stories
| Русский | расска́зывать исто́рии rasskázyvatʹ istórii |
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title = {raconteur},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/raconteur},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
