Raconteur meaning

Noun: raconteur

Pronunciation: (ra,kon’tur)

Raconteur meaning: A person skilled in telling anecdotes. Anecdote is a short, interesting or amusing account of a real incident.

Synonym: anecdotist

Quotations: Herbert Butterfield – The raconteur knows too well that, if he investigates the truth of the matter, he is only too likely to lose his good story.

Ron Shock – I’m an orator, a raconteur.

E.B.White – The essayist can pull on any sort of shirt, be any sort of person, according to his mood or his subject matter philosopher, scold, jester, raconteur, confidant, pundit, devil’s advocate, enthusiast.

Sample sentences:

1. She was a wonderful raconteur.
2. There has never been a better raconteur than my father.
3. Maria is a joyful raconteur, a woman with grit, grace and humour. Maria is the desert’s lover. Her voice is a torch in the wilderness.
4. He is a great speaker and an awesome raconteur.
5. He is a natural raconteur and narrates everything beautifully.
6. She had the reputation of being an excellent raconteur for years.
7. Her talent as a raconteur made her indispensable.