storyteller
Definition
- Noun:
- A person who tells lies; a liar: "storyteller" can refer to someone who habitually tells falsehoods or invents untruths.
- A person who narrates stories: "storyteller" also refers to someone who tells stories, especially as a performer, author, or oral tradition keeper.
Usage Examples
Noun (liar):
- Don't believe him; he's a known storyteller.
- She accused him of being a storyteller who couldn't be trusted.
Noun (narrator):
- The children gathered around the campfire to listen to the storyteller.
- He is a gifted storyteller who can captivate any audience.
Advanced Usage
"a born storyteller": someone with a natural talent for narrating stories.
- With her vivid imagination, she is a born storyteller.
"master storyteller": an exceptionally skilled narrator.
- The author is celebrated as a master storyteller of historical fiction.
Variants and Related Words
- Storytelling (n): the art or activity of telling stories.
- Oral storytelling is an ancient tradition.
Synonyms
- For "liar": fabricator, fibber, prevaricator.
- For "narrator": raconteur, narrator, teller.
Related Idioms
- "A storyteller of the first order": an extremely skilled or notorious liar/narrator (context determines meaning).
- The politician was a storyteller of the first order, weaving elaborate tales to explain his actions.
Noun
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someone who tells lies
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someone who tells a story
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