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raconteur
OXFORD DICTIONARY
raconteur, n. (fem. raconteuse) a teller of anecdotes.
Etymology
F f. raconter relate, RECOUNT
THESAURUS
raconteur
anecdotalist, anecdotist, fableist, fabler, fabulist, fictionist, mythmaker, mythopoet, narrator, novelettist, novelist, reciter, recounter, relator, romancer, romancist, sagaman, short-story writer, spinner of yarns, storier, storyteller, taleteller, teller of tales, word painter, yarn spinnerROGET THESAURUS
raconteur
Description
N description, account, statement, report, expose, specification, particulars, state of facts, summary of facts, brief, return, catalogue raisonne, guidebook, delineation, sketch, monograph, minute account, detailed particular account, circumstantial account, graphic account, narration, recital, rehearsal, relation, historiography, chronography, historic Muse, Clio, history, biography, autobiography, necrology, obituary, narrative, history, memoir, memorials, annals, saga, tradition, legend, story, tale, historiette, personal narrative, journal, life, adventures, fortunes, experiences, confessions, anecdote, ana, trait, work of fiction, novel, romance, Minerva press, fairy tale, nursery tale, fable, parable, apologue, dime novel, penny dreadful, shilling shocker relator, raconteur, historian, biographer, fabulist, novelist, descriptive, graphic, narrative, epic, suggestive, well-drawn, historic, traditional, traditionary, legendary, anecdotic, storied, described, furor scribendi.For further exploring for "raconteur" in Webster Dictionary Online