anecdotalist
noun
an·ec·dot·al·ist
ˌa-nik-ˈdō-tᵊl-ist 
variants
or anecdotist
: a person who is given to or is skilled in telling anecdotes
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Her alternative slow jams pushed her silvery voice to the fore, and laid bare all the quirks of her dating life, distinguishing her as a witty millennial anecdotalist.
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Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 16 June 2022
Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 16 June 2022
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“Anecdotalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anecdotalist. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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