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storyteller
[ stawr-ee-tel-er, stohr- ]
noun
- a person who tells or writes stories or anecdotes.
- a person who tells more or less trivial falsehoods; fibber.
storyteller
/ ˈstɔːrɪˌtɛlə /
noun
- a person who tells stories
- informal.a liar
Derived Forms
- ˈstoryˌtelling, nounadjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of storyteller1
Example Sentences
That is, the storyteller and a group of listeners are all having the same emotional experience at the same time.
When the storyteller is speaking to a group, the effect is “to induce similar brain activity across different individuals.”
As Snap says, truly some of the world’s greatest storytellers.
I wanted to use that moment to encourage people to support the projects of these storytellers.
So I find that the most helpful podcasts are the ones where you can see how the author or storyteller can help you structure a strong narrative.
Washington, a truly masterful storyteller, grew up in what he calls “a wacky cult”—the Worldwide Church of God.
Do you draw much of a distinction between Cosby as a performance artist, a storyteller, and a stand-up comic?
Disprized landscapes tell stories, and Downes is, in his heart, a storyteller.
A reader senses both storyteller and critic fighting for full expression on the page, one facet overlaying the other.
Sophie Hannah, the author of the new novel The Orphan Choir, has always preferred the sketchy storyteller.
Listening to the history of the golden statue in the great square, as related by a Tortirran storyteller, I fell asleep.
The feeling was a repetition of that she had in the Castle when the storyteller appeared the first time.
I knew a priest who had a marvellous charm as a storyteller.
That story brings to mind the champion storyteller of northern Michigan who acted as occasional oarsman for the Skegemog guests.
We remember that whenever a storyteller wishes to make enchantment seem thoroughly genuine, he begins upon an island.
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