0 someone who tells funny or interesting stories:
He was a brilliant raconteur.
If the listeners have no way of disproving the story, the raconteur may be tempted to exaggerate the details or even to disguise falsehood as fact.
Will he consider enlisting the expertise, affection and skill as a raconteur of his predecessor to contribute to this scheme?
He was a superb raconteur with a very wide range of humorous stories.
He was a student of comparative religion, an accomplished chef, raconteur, astrologer, composer of music, playwright, writer, and social critic.
His primary mode is allegory, although he shies away from sustained abstractions in favour of the plain style of the raconteur.
Charming, irresponsible about his health, a committed teacher, he was also very knowledgeable about the history of art and a highly entertaining raconteur.
He was also a raconteur who used his store of stories of his naval career to entertain audiences.
He was a superb raconteur, and a font of bawdy stories.