A storyteller is someone who tells or writes stories.
He was the one who first set down the stories of the Celtic storytellers.
Synonyms: raconteur, author, narrator, romancer More Synonyms of storyteller
storyteller in British English
(ˈstɔːrɪˌtɛlə)
noun
1.
a person who tells stories
2. informal
a liar
Derived forms
storytelling (ˈstoryˌtelling)
noun, adjective
storyteller in American English
(ˈstɔriˌtɛlər)
noun
1.
a person who narrates stories
2. Informal
a fibber or liar
Derived forms
storytelling (ˈstoryˌtelling)
noun
Examples of 'storyteller' in a sentence
storyteller
My father was a great storyteller and spun many tales.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In this book she proves herself a good storyteller as well.
Christianity Today (2000)
Both were natural writers and storytellers and perfect foils for each other.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He looks like another one of them storytellers.
The Sun (2008)
He is a gifted storyteller with a deadpan sense of humour and the book is a rollicking read.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He is also a great storyteller.
The Sun (2011)
What if they just aren't a very good storyteller?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
No wonder, he is a natural storyteller.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He is a master storyteller and his long-term memory is unblemished.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
To be a really good storyteller, it helps to do different voices for different characters.
The Sun (2012)
Judging from the first few episodes he appears a natural storyteller, making radio the perfect medium.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Great storyteller, really fun to be with.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Drew is a good storyteller, and he gets fine performances from his cast.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Again, he was a natural storyteller.
Ben Nimmo IN FORKBEARD'S WAKE: Coasting Round Scandinavia (2003)
A brilliantly emotional book by a master storyteller.
The Sun (2016)
Farmer has many gifts as a storyteller, but one of the simplest and best is her habit of teasing us.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She was a wonderful storyteller.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He's a gifted storyteller and this is a must-see show.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is much less lonely than writing for months with just me and my cat and it's wonderful to have feedback from a master storyteller.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This is the work of a very fine storyteller indeed, one who has already won prizes for her fiction and doubtless will go on to win more.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Issues are raised, disagreement ensues but then the matter is dropped, though perhaps one of the storytellers sighs and wishes things had been otherwise.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
storyteller
British English: storyteller NOUN
A storyteller is someone who tells or writes stories.
He was the one who first set down the stories of the Celtic storytellers.
American English: storyteller
Brazilian Portuguese: contador de estórias
Chinese: 说故事的人
European Spanish: cuentista
French: conteur
German: Geschichtenerzähler
Italian: narratore
Japanese: 物語作者
Korean: 작가
European Portuguese: contador de histórias
Latin American Spanish: cuentista
(noun)
Celtic storytellers
Synonyms
raconteur
He spoke eight languages and was a noted raconteur.
author
narrator
Jules, the story's narrator, is an actor in her late thirties.
romancer
novelist
chronicler
bard
fabulist
spinner of yarns
anecdotist
Additional synonyms
in the sense of narrator
Jules, the story's narrator, is an actor in her late thirties.