storyteller

Noun
US[staw-ree-tel-er]/ˈstɔriˌtɛlɚ/4 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)storytellers

  1. someone who tells a storySynonyms: narratortellerType of speaker, talkerKinds fabulist, anecdotist, griot
  2. someone who tells liesSynonyms: fibberfabricatorType of liar, prevaricator
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Story-teller \Sto"ry-tell`er\, n.

1.One who tells stories; a narrator of anecdotes,incidents, or fictitious tales; as, an amusing story-teller. [1913 Webster]

2.An historian; -- in contempt. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

3.A euphemism or child's word for "a liar." [1913 Webster]

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