raconteur

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Like the raconteur at the table, Mr. Winchester is masterly but almost too fluent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

Inside his ramshackle Westside home, Wally gingerly positioned his bony frame sideways on an armrest of his recliner and played the role of raconteur, narrating remarkable stories about our lineage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

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