Dictionary

storyteller en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From story + teller.

Meanings

1. A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience.
   • Near-synonym: storywriter
   • "Charlotte is the best storyteller I ever heard," said Fern, poking her dish towel into a cereal bowl. 1952, E. B. White, Charlotte's Web:
2. A liar; a fibber.
   • There was once upon a time a king, who had a daughter, and she was such an awful story-teller, that you couldn't find a greater anywhere. 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 243:
3. (qualifier:roleplaying games) A game master, particularly in games focused on collaborative storytelling.

Forms

Coordinates

narrator

Deriveds

ST

Relateds

storybook · storylines · storytelling

Synonyms

storywriter

Translations (154)

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· gv shennaghee (person who relates stories to an audience) · ar قَصَّاصَة (person who relates stories to an audience) · fi satuilija (liar) · ru ска́зочница (liar) · pl bajaczka (person who relates stories to an audience) · ca contista (person who relates stories to an audience) · fi satuseppä (person who relates stories to an audience) · be байка́р (person who relates stories to an audience) · gv skeealerey (person who relates stories to an audience) · be апавяда́ч (person who relates stories to an audience) · hi कहानीकार (person who relates stories to an audience) · hu elbeszélő (person who relates stories to an audience) · pl narrator (gamemaster in storytelling games) · sco shenachie (person who relates stories to an audience) · fi satusetä (liar) · uk розповіда́чка (person who relates stories to an audience) · fro conteor (person who relates stories to an audience) · uk оповіда́чка (person who relates stories to an audience) · pl bajacz (person who relates stories to an audience) 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audience) · ru ска́зочник (person who relates stories to an audience) · th ผู้บรรยาย (person who relates stories to an audience) · bg разказва́ч (person who relates stories to an audience) · tr masalcı (person who relates stories to an audience) · ga seanchaí (person who relates stories to an audience) · sco talesman (person who relates stories to an audience) · sh приповѐда̄ч (person who relates stories to an audience) · be ба́ечнік (person who relates stories to an audience) · krl starinoiččija (person who relates stories to an audience) · sh pripovèdāč (person who relates stories to an audience) · krl starinanšanoja (person who relates stories to an audience) · la nuntius (person who relates stories to an audience) · gd tadhg (person who relates stories to an audience) · ru ска́зочник (liar) · uk опові́дач (person who relates stories to an audience) · scn ciraulu (liar) · ja ストーリーテラー (person who relates stories to an audience) · sh приповеда̀чица (person who relates stories to an audience) · pl bajarka (liar) · es cuentista (person who relates stories to an audience) · ka მთხრობელი (person who relates stories to an audience) · be ка́зачніца (person who relates stories to an audience) · gd sgeulaiche (person who relates stories to an audience) · fi jutunkertoja (person who relates stories to an audience) · be апавяда́льніца (person who relates stories to an audience) · tr palavracı (liar) · sk rozprávač (person who relates stories to an audience) · pl baj (person who relates stories to an audience) · sk rozprávačka (person who relates stories to an audience) · fro fableor (person who relates stories to an audience) · mk раскажувачка (person who relates stories to an audience) · es narrador (person who relates stories to an audience) · ro narator (person who relates stories to an audience) · scn cunta-stori (person who relates stories to an audience) · hu mesemondó (person who relates stories to an audience) · hy հեքիաթասաց (person who relates stories to an audience) · ar رَاوِيَة (person who relates stories to an audience) · be раска́зніца (person who relates stories to an audience) · de Geschichtenerzählerin (person who relates stories to an audience) · sh pripovjedàčica (person who relates stories to an audience) · gd seanchaidh (person who relates stories to an audience) · tr masalcı (liar) · sv berättare (person who relates stories to an audience) · lv stāstniece (person who relates stories to an audience) · fro jangleor (person who relates stories to an audience) · uk казка́р (person who relates stories to an audience) · uk казка́рка (person who relates stories to an audience) · uk оповіда́ч (person who relates stories to an audience) · ca rondallaire (person who relates stories to an audience) · ro povestitoare (person who relates stories to an audience) · fi tarinoitsija (person who relates stories to an audience) · bg разказва́чка (person who relates stories to an audience) · sl pripovedovalka (person who relates stories to an audience) · be ка́зачнік (person who relates stories to an audience) · pl bajarz (person who relates stories to an audience) · fa قصهگو (person who relates stories to an audience) · fr conteur (person who relates stories to an audience) · te కథకుడు (person who relates stories to an audience) · pt narrador (person who relates stories to an audience) · gv skeealeragh (person who relates stories to an audience) · kmr çîrokbêj (person who relates stories to an audience) · fr conteuse (person who relates stories to an audience) · sh приповједа̀чица (person who relates stories to an audience) · ru вы́думщик (liar) · krl kertoja (person who relates stories to an audience) · sl pripovedovalec (person who relates stories to an audience) · fa راوی (person who relates stories to an audience) · ru расска́зчица (person who relates stories to an audience) · be раска́знік (person who relates stories to an audience) · gd neach-seanchais (person who relates stories to an audience) · cy storïwr (person who relates stories to an audience) · et jutuvestja (person who relates stories to an audience) · it cantastorie (person who relates stories to an audience) · cs vypravěčka (person who relates stories to an audience) · nb forteller (person who relates stories to an audience) · ru расска́зчик (person who relates stories to an audience) · fi sadunkertoja (person who relates stories to an audience) · uk розпові́дачка (person who relates stories to an audience) · be раска́зчыца (person who relates stories to an audience) · ro povestitor (person who relates stories to an audience) · pl gawędziarka (person who relates stories to an audience) · pl bajkarz (person who relates stories to an audience) · ro naratoare (person who relates stories to an audience) · be апавяда́чка (person who relates stories to an audience) · ja 語り部 (person who relates stories to an audience) · sh pripovedàčica (person who relates stories to an audience) · uk опові́дачка (person who relates stories to an audience) · gv skeealleyder (person who relates stories to an audience) · th ผู้เล่าเรื่อง (person who relates stories to an audience) · be раска́зчык (person who relates stories to an audience) · mk раскажувач (person who relates stories to an audience) · ga scéalaí (person who relates stories to an audience) · pl narratorka (gamemaster in storytelling games) · de Erzähler (person who relates stories to an audience) · ru ска́зочница (person who relates stories to an audience) · gd sgeuladair (person who relates stories to an audience) · fi tarinankertoja (person who relates stories to an audience) · ja 語り手 (person who relates stories to an audience) · cs vypravěč (person who relates stories to an audience) · lt pasakotojas (person who relates stories to an audience)