storyteller

English

Etymology

From story +‎ teller.

Pronunciation

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Noun

storyteller (plural storytellers)

1. A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience.
2. (role-playing games) A game master, particularly in games focused on collaborative storytelling.

Translations

person who relates stories to an audience

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 故事员 (cmn) (gùshìyuán)

• Czech: vypravěč (cs) m
• Finnish: kertoja (fi), tarinankertoja (fi), sadunkertoja (fi), satuseppä (fi), tarinoitsija (fi)
• French: conteur (fr) m, raconteur (fr) m
• German: Geschichtenerzähler (de) m
• Irish: scéalaí (ga) m

• Italian: cantastorie (it) m
• Latin: nuntius (la) m, fabulator (la)
• Norwegian: forteller (no) m
• Old French: jangleür m, fableor m, conteor m
• Scottish Gaelic: seanchaidh (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: pripovjèdāč (sh) m, pripovjedàčica (sh) f