conteur

French

Etymology

From Old French conteor. By surface analysis, conter (“to recount, to tell”) +‎ -eur (“-er”). Doublet of compteur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tœʁ/
• Rhymes: -œʁ

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• Homophone: compteur

Noun

conteur m (plural conteurs, feminine conteuse)

1. storyteller, a person who tells stories

   Synonym: raconteur

2. narrator

   Synonym: narrateur

Further reading

• “conteur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• courent, encourt