raconteur en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹæk.ɑnˈtɝ/ (US)
- /ˌɹæk.ɔ̃(n)ˈtɜː/ (UK)
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- /ˌɹæk.ɒnˈtɜː/ (UK)
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- /ˌɹæk.ɔ̃(n)ˈtɝ/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree French raconter Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -(ā)tōrem Old French -or Middle French -eur French -eur French raconteurbor. English raconteur Borrowed from French raconteur.
Meanings
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A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit.
He was tempted to try the last door—to look into the room of evil fame; but he reflected that this would be indiscreet, since Colonel Capadose handled the brush—as a raconteur—with such freedom. There might be a ghost and there might not; but the Colonel himself, he inclined to think, was the most mystifying figure in the house.
1888, Henry James, The Liar:It is notoriously possible for the author of a fictitious narrative to become, after a time, unable to distinguish it from a statement of actual facts. There is a case on record in which a learned judge communicated to the Psychical Society in perfect good faith a ghost story, all the principal features of which were proved to be imaginary. They had their origin in his own talent as a distinguished raconteur.
1905, W. G. Aston, chapter 5, in Shinto: The Way of the Gods, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., page 79:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| raconteurs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (18)
mk раска́жувач (storyteller) · hu mesélő (storyteller) · de Geschichtenerzähler m Anekdotenerzähler (storyteller) · cmn 健谈者 (storyteller) · hu anekdotázó (storyteller) · el ανεκδοτολόγος (storyteller) · fr raconteur (storyteller) · pl gawędziarka (storyteller) · es narrador (storyteller) · pl gawędziarz (storyteller) · ru расска́зчица (storyteller) · pt contador (de casos/histórias/contos) (storyteller) · ru расска́зчик (storyteller) · mk раскажу́вачка (storyteller) · da historiefortæller (storyteller) · cmn 善讲故事的人 (storyteller) · fi tarinankertoja (storyteller) · cs vypravěč (storyteller)