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raconteur

[rak-uhn-tur, ra-kawn-tœr] / ˌræk ənˈtɜr, ra kɔ̃ˈtœr /
NOUN
anecdote teller
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Jeremy Howe, who edits The Archers, called Greene "utterly singular, a fabulous and raucously funny raconteur" in a statement, calling her depiction of Jill "formidable, but also wonderfully warm, loving and enormous fun".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Stuart had to paint humility and self-effacement when his favorite clientele laughed at his jokes, drank with him and enjoyed his raconteur flirtations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

“We saw a market need and decided to run with it,” said Jack Raines, a Slow Ventures associate and the class’s chief raconteur.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

“I became a chutney cosmopolite,” he wrote, “and a raconteur of relish recipes.”

From Salon Jun. 2, 2025

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

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

All seem to use the word differently than in its usual application to novelists, playwrights and raconteurs.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

Over seven decades, the Australian entertainer built a global reputation as one of the greatest raconteurs and comedians of his age.

From BBC Dec. 14, 2023

The artists who made them have been reduced here, in what may be this show’s only true insult, into mere raconteurs of women’s lives.

From New York Times Jun. 1, 2023

My dad was a sailor and one of the great raconteurs of all time.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2020

There are, to be sure, stand-up comedians, shaggy- dog raconteurs, consummate essayists, and authors of mystery novels who can build up curiosity and suspense and then resolve it all with a sudden revelation.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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