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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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DOES ANYONE KNOW

Does Anyone Know the word for a good storyteller?
  

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Hi, You could say a 'raconteur'. It somewhat depends on the type of stories. Best wishes, Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, You could say a 'raconteur'.
  • It somewhat depends on the type of stories.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

You could say a 'raconteur'. It somewhat depends on the type of stories.

Best wishes, Clive
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spinner

3 : the teller of a yarn : one that spins a tale <an extraordinary
spinner of yarns -- I.L.Salomon>


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Hi,

Yes. However, you would never say naturally that 'He's a spinner'. You'd say 'He's a spinner of . . . . dreams . . . tall tales . . .' The word really seems pretty archaic, as does the word 'yarn'.

Best wishes, Clive
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