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Definition of raconteur in English: raconteurnoun ˌrakɒnˈtəːˌrɑˌkɑnˈtər A person who tells anecdotes in a skilful and amusing way. 善于讲奇闻轶事的人 Example sentencesExamples - ‘I can remember every nanosecond of that crash,’ says Neeson, who possesses a soft Antrim brogue and the delivery of a born raconteur.
- A gifted raconteur, he was born to talk, to entertain, to lose the plot, to start again, to regale you with tales from one of the fullest lives a human being could ever live.
- The painter is a seriously anecdotal man, a raconteur par excellence who needs no aide-memoires, at age 77.
- And in an age when hairdressing salons are a bit like assembly lines it's refreshing to meet a real raconteur and bon viveur.
- He was an active and knowledgeable gardener and he remained a highly competitive bridge player and an excellent raconteur of amusing medical reminiscences.
- Sir Peter Ustinov was a great raconteur and notable humanitarian, but don't forget about his acting says a noted film historian.
- The trouble is, Dawson was a born raconteur, and like most raconteurs he sometimes embellished his stories to amuse his listeners.
- A very sociable man, he had his own chair at his ‘local’ where he was appreciated as a raconteur of amusing and highly-embroidered stories.
- Tiernan performs with the casual ease of a natural raconteur, but the appearance belies an almost fretful perfectionism.
- He rarely wrote letters, conducting his business on the telephone or, more often, holding court in public houses, where he was an unrivalled raconteur.
- It is always a delightful experience to eat there, and Louis' presence as a raconteur just adds to it all.
- The evening will also include contributories from musicians and local raconteurs.
- Mark is quite the raconteur once he relaxes a bit.
- He's an extraordinary raconteur and very bold.
- American kids are brilliant raconteurs; they will talk about anything and talk well, as long as there's no written object to refer to.
- ‘He's a raconteur and multi-instrumentalist able to portray a sense of fun one minute and sheer emotion the next,’ says one admirer.
- My brother, being the great raconteur that he is, would entertain us with stories of his naughty antics from school, then later, from work.
- Any performers are welcome to share their skills at the open mike session - musicians, dancers, poets, puppeteers, raconteurs and actors.
- He was a famous raconteur remembered for many performances of his dialogue, which he spoke with his daughter, on the nature of mathematics.
- He is an engaging raconteur, and the narrative offers a wealth of information on both past and present conditions in this part of the world.
Synonyms storyteller, teller of tales, spinner of yarns, narrator, relater, recounter Australian informal magsman rare anecdotist, anecdotalist
OriginEarly 19th century: French, from raconter 'relate, recount'. Rhymesà deux, agent provocateur, astir, auteur, aver, bestir, blur, bon viveur, burr, Chandigarh, coiffeur, concur, confer, connoisseur, cordon-bleu, cri de cœur, cur, danseur, Darfur, defer, demur, de rigueur, deter, entrepreneur, er, err, farceur, faute de mieux, fir, flâneur, Fleur, force majeure, fur, hauteur, her, infer, inter, jongleur, Kerr, littérateur, longueur, masseur, Monseigneur, monsieur, Montesquieu, Montreux, murre, myrrh, occur, pas de deux, Pasteur, per, pisteur, poseur, pot-au-feu, prefer, prie-dieu, pudeur, purr, rapporteur, refer, répétiteur, restaurateur, saboteur, sabreur, seigneur, Sher, shirr, sir, skirr, slur, souteneur, spur, stir, tant mieux, transfer, Ur, vieux jeu, voyageur, voyeur, were, whirr Definition of raconteur in US English: raconteurnounˌrɑˌkɑnˈtərˌräˌkänˈtər A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way. 善于讲奇闻轶事的人 Example sentencesExamples - The evening will also include contributories from musicians and local raconteurs.
- It is always a delightful experience to eat there, and Louis' presence as a raconteur just adds to it all.
- ‘I can remember every nanosecond of that crash,’ says Neeson, who possesses a soft Antrim brogue and the delivery of a born raconteur.
- He is an engaging raconteur, and the narrative offers a wealth of information on both past and present conditions in this part of the world.
- Any performers are welcome to share their skills at the open mike session - musicians, dancers, poets, puppeteers, raconteurs and actors.
- He's an extraordinary raconteur and very bold.
- Tiernan performs with the casual ease of a natural raconteur, but the appearance belies an almost fretful perfectionism.
- ‘He's a raconteur and multi-instrumentalist able to portray a sense of fun one minute and sheer emotion the next,’ says one admirer.
- He was an active and knowledgeable gardener and he remained a highly competitive bridge player and an excellent raconteur of amusing medical reminiscences.
- A gifted raconteur, he was born to talk, to entertain, to lose the plot, to start again, to regale you with tales from one of the fullest lives a human being could ever live.
- My brother, being the great raconteur that he is, would entertain us with stories of his naughty antics from school, then later, from work.
- He rarely wrote letters, conducting his business on the telephone or, more often, holding court in public houses, where he was an unrivalled raconteur.
- American kids are brilliant raconteurs; they will talk about anything and talk well, as long as there's no written object to refer to.
- A very sociable man, he had his own chair at his ‘local’ where he was appreciated as a raconteur of amusing and highly-embroidered stories.
- The trouble is, Dawson was a born raconteur, and like most raconteurs he sometimes embellished his stories to amuse his listeners.
- Sir Peter Ustinov was a great raconteur and notable humanitarian, but don't forget about his acting says a noted film historian.
- He was a famous raconteur remembered for many performances of his dialogue, which he spoke with his daughter, on the nature of mathematics.
- Mark is quite the raconteur once he relaxes a bit.
- The painter is a seriously anecdotal man, a raconteur par excellence who needs no aide-memoires, at age 77.
- And in an age when hairdressing salons are a bit like assembly lines it's refreshing to meet a real raconteur and bon viveur.
Synonyms storyteller, teller of tales, spinner of yarns, narrator, relater, recounter
OriginEarly 19th century: French, from raconter ‘relate, recount’. |