raconteur

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French, agentive of raconter (to relate, to recount)

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (UK) IPA: /ˌɹæk.ɒnˈtəː/, /ˌɹæk.ɔ̃nˈtəː/, X-SAMPA: /%r{k.Qn"t@/
  • (US) IPA: /ˌɹæk.ɑnˈtɝ/, /ˌɹæk.ɔ̃nˈtɝ/
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Noun [edit]

raconteur (plural raconteurs)

  1. A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit.

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Verb [edit]

raconteur (third-person singular simple present raconteurs, present participle raconteuring, simple past and past participle raconteured)

  1. To make witty remarks or stories.

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French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From raconter +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ʁa.kɔ̃.tœʁ/

Noun [edit]

raconteur m (plural raconteurs; feminine raconteuse, plural raconteuses)

  1. storyteller, narrator

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