Raconteur

Pronunciation ,

• UK IPA: /ˌɹæk.É’nˈtəː/, /ˌɹæk.ɔ̃nˈtəː/
• US IPA: /ˌɹæk.É‘nˈtɝ/, /ˌɹæk.ɔ̃nˈtɝ/

Origin

From French, agentive of raconter ("to relate, to recount")

Full definition of raconteur

Noun

1. A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit.

Verb

1. To make witty remarks or stories.
• The two of them turn to each other and raise an eyebrow each, their signal to slip into alternating raconteuring.