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raconteur
[
rak-
uh
n-
tur
;
Fr.
r
a
-kaw
n
-
t
œ
r
]
Origin
rac·on·teur
/
ˌræk
ənˈtɜr
;
Fr.
ra
kɔ̃ˈtœr
/
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[
rak-
uh
n-
tur
;
Fr.
r
a
-kaw
n
-
t
œ
r
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
-teurs
/
-ˈtɜrz
;
Fr.
-ˈtœr
/
Show Spelled
[
-
turz
;
Fr.
-
t
œ
r
]
Show IPA
.
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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World English Dictionary
raconteur
(ˌrækɒnˈtɜː)
—
n
a person skilled in telling stories
[C19: French, from
raconter
to tell]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
raconteur
1828, from Fr. raconter "to recount," from re- + O.Fr. aconter, from a- "to" + conter "to tell" (see
recount
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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