Definitions for raconteur

raconteur rac·on·teur

Spelling: [rak-uh n-tur; French ra-kaw<
IPA: /ˌræk ənˈtɜr; French ra kɔ̃ˈtœr/

Raconteur is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 495 anagrams from letters in raconteur (acenorrtu).

Definitions for raconteur

noun

  1. a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.

Origin of raconteur

1820-30; French, equivalent to racont(er) to tell (Old French r(e)- re- + aconter to tell, account) + -eur -eur

Examples for raconteur

He had an accent like ours; he was definitely a surrealist and a raconteur.

She describes him as a raconteur and voracious reader of history and current affairs.

He was an amusing companion, however, and noted as a raconteur.

Our teacher is this generous renegade, a raconteur and wit also who succeeds in getting us to read Beowolf.

He is a raconteur extraordinaire and an interview with the dogged reporter can rapidly turn into a delicious gabfest.

There is a print of Sir George Simpson behind one raconteur's head.

The raconteur allowed an interval for the astonishing news to be absorbed.

His frankness was not the least of his charms as a raconteur.

Like Beck, Jones is a raconteur with a penchant for dramatizing things to comic effect.

After all, the main end of a raconteur must be to give pleasure.

Word Value for raconteur
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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