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How to pronounce raconteur in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms anecdotist
Type of narrator, storyteller, teller

Examples of raconteur

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There's something about Smith as a raconteur that means he can get away with it.
From the edp24.co.uk
Carmel tells her stories with incredible finesse, like an after-dinner raconteur.
From the stuff.co.nz
Writer and radio raconteur Jean Shepherd died on Sanibel Island, Fla., at age 78.
From the sacbee.com
The raconteur was first and always a journalist, though one with the widest brief.
From the time.com
An exuberant raconteur, Gibbons was considered by some to be slightly punch drunk.
From the democratandchronicle.com
To her, he is the double-action rescuer and raconteur, fond of quoting Mark Twain.
From the dailynews.com
Not only was my country grandfather a jovial man, he was also a skilful raconteur.
From the gazetteherald.co.uk
Five if you include raconteur on the arts, which he initially and always was.
From the time.com
Sheffield raconteur Richard Hawley returns with a surprisingly psych-spiked rocker.
From the metro.co.uk
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  • Storytelling is the conveying of events in words, images and sounds often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values. ...
  • (The raconteurs) The Raconteurs (also known as The Saboteurs in Australia) is an American rock band that was formed in Detroit, Michigan, featuring four members known for other musical projects: Jack White (of The White Stripes and The Dead Weather), Brendan Benson (solo), Jack Lawrence (of The ...
  • A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit; To make witty remarks or stories
  • (raconteurial) Characteristic of a raconteur