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

• liar

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

To be fair, Alien writers Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett made the Xenomorph such a potent and versatile threat that later storytellers have struggled at times not to just have all the humans die in the first 15 to 20 minutes of each film. —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025

But any kinship with the master storyteller dissolves when the movie makes an abrupt swerve midway into witchy hag horror but fails to bolster that turn with compelling mythology. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025

In Māori culture, the role of the storyteller is sacred. —Shilo Kino august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025

There’s an edgy storyteller who uses comedy a lot named Martin McDonough. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for storyteller

• cerebellar
• circumstellar
• columellar
• interstellar
• beller
• cellar
• dweller
• eller
• feller
• meller
• sellar
• seller

Kids Definition

storyteller

noun

sto·​ry·​tell·​er ˈstōr-ē-ˌtel-ər 

ˈstȯr-

: a teller of stories