retellern.

1866 C. Grant Last Hundred Years of Eng. Lit. iii. ii. 158 It seems as if our ancient romance-writers were the foolish retellers of a glorious tale which they themselves could only imperfectly understand.

1893 Literary World 27 Oct. 314/1 The re-teller of the familiar story, now that the nineteenth century is nearing its close, needs to have a message if he or she is to catch..the attention of men and women eager for Scriptural enlightenment.

1929 Cambr. Medieval Hist. VI. xxv. 827 It must be admitted that Chrétien himself does not claim to be an inventor, but rather a re-teller of tales.

1987 J. Saltman Mod. Canad. Children's Bks. 98 Despite these difficulties for the adult reteller, children have always exhibited a strong appetite for the stories of the oral tradition.