raconteur

Example Sentences

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Mr. Man is knowledgeable and well-traveled, but as a historian he is more of a raconteur than a scholar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Ever the raconteur, Copeland is taking the speaking tour to Europe this spring and fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

Only Hackman could shift like that, from raconteur to angel of death.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

The 89-year-old comedian and raconteur died in April of complications from hip surgery.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023

Gregarious by nature, Hall proved to be a skillful raconteur with a caustic Kiwi wit.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer