raconteur
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But Capote, a lively raconteur in life and on the page, takes his time in setting the scene.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Pierre Schoeman tells a story from his youth in South Africa, a natural-born raconteur in adulthood speaking of the adventurous spirit of his 13-year-old self.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025
“I became a chutney cosmopolite,” he wrote, “and a raconteur of relish recipes.”
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2025
The Glendale-born raconteur continues, “I describe it in another book as ‘the city of a thousand villages.’
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025
Gregarious by nature, Hall proved to be a skillful raconteur with a caustic Kiwi wit.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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