Etymology

raconteur

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Today it means: A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit. Full definition →

French raconteur
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The story

  1. Frenchraconter
  2. Frenchraconteur
  3. English todayraconteur

Borrowed from French raconteur.

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