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raconteur

[rak-uhn-tur; Fr. ra-kawn-tœr] Origin

rac·on·teur

[rak-uhn-tur; Fr. ra-kawn-tœr]
noun, plural -teurs [-turz; Fr. -tœr] .
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.

Origin:
1820–30; < French, equivalent to racont(er) to tell (Old French r(e)- re- + aconter to tell, account) + -eur -eur
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raconteur (ˌrækɒnˈtɜː)
 
n
a person skilled in telling stories
 
[C19: French, from raconter to tell]

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raconteur
1828, from Fr. raconter "to recount," from re- + O.Fr. aconter, from a- "to" + conter "to tell" (see recount).
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