storyteller

Thân thiện

A storyteller captivates the children with a tale of a brave little rabbit.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who tells lies
2. someone who tells a story

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fibber
• fabricator
• narrator
• teller