storyteller

noun

sto·​ry·​tell·​er ˈstȯr-ē-ˌte-lər 

: a teller of stories: such as

a

: a relater of anecdotes

b

: a reciter of tales (as in a children's library)

c

: liar, fibber

d

: a writer of stories

storytelling

ˈstȯr-ē-ˌte-liŋ 

noun

Synonyms

• fabricator
• fabulist
• fibber
• liar
• prevaricator

Examples of storyteller in a Sentence

he's something of a storyteller, so I wouldn't put too much stock in anything he says

Recent Examples on the Web

Even the most expert of storytellers is defeated by the essential plotlessness of the form: one damn thing after another. —Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2023

Of the many topics broached by these storytellers, wellness newsletters are making quite the impression. —Amara Amaryah, Essence, 8 Nov. 2023

All three of these storytellers represent Sundance’s values. —Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2023

Welcome to Bizarre Celebrations, a column about storytellers, craft, and everyday encounters with technology. —Hazlitt, 1 Nov. 2023

The songs are storytellers, and so are the objects in my show. —Candace Hansen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2023

Each one of them master practitioners of their craft, brilliant storytellers, gold medalists in this Olympics of art and sound and emotion. —Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023

As a storyteller, Gardner examines truth by documenting and redefining themes of legacy, labor, the perception of beauty, and familial dynamics in underrepresented communities and cultures. —Photovogue, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2023

But even storytellers of a more prosaic bent could learn something from Jackson’s gift for narrative elision and economy, her insistence on the primacy of the visual and her sparing use of music. —Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

storyteller

noun

sto·​ry·​tell·​er ˈstōr-ē-ˌtel-ər 

ˈstȯr-

: a teller of stories