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rac⋅on⋅teur

  [rak-uhn-tur; Fr. ra-kawn-tœr]
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–noun, plural -teurs  [-turz; Fr. -tœr] .
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
Origin:
1820–30; < F, equiv. to racont(er) to tell (OF r(e)- re- + aconter to tell, account ) + -eur -eur
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rac·on·teur   (rāk'ŏn-tûr')   
n.  One who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit.

[French, from raconter, to relate, from Old French : re-, re- + aconter, to count up, reckon; see account.]
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