raconteur

His voice on the page is that of an obsessed but self-deprecating raconteur.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Jeremy Howe, who edits The Archers, called Greene "utterly singular, a fabulous and raucously funny raconteur" in a statement, calling her depiction of Jill "formidable, but also wonderfully warm, loving and enormous fun".

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

“We saw a market need and decided to run with it,” said Jack Raines, a Slow Ventures associate and the class’s chief raconteur.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

Ever the raconteur, Madonna balked: “I don’t know, how much longer can you go on doing what you’re doing? Don’t limit me.”

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026

Gregarious by nature, Hall proved to be a skillful raconteur with a caustic Kiwi wit.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

All seem to use the word differently than in its usual application to novelists, playwrights and raconteurs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

Over seven decades, the Australian entertainer built a global reputation as one of the greatest raconteurs and comedians of his age.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2023

My dad was a sailor and one of the great raconteurs of all time.

From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2020

Seymour Cassel, an Oscar-nominated character actor who played raconteurs, street toughs and cha-cha-dancing hoodlums and who frequently collaborated with independent filmmakers John Cassavetes and Wes Anderson, died April 7 at a hospital in Los Angeles.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2019

There are, to be sure, stand-up comedians, shaggy- dog raconteurs, consummate essayists, and authors of mystery novels who can build up curiosity and suspense and then resolve it all with a sudden revelation.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker