raconteur

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It is something he observed in his wife’s grandfather, a lifelong reader and raconteur who retained his gentle voice and erudite air long after the stories in him were lost to Alzheimer’s disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

Pierre Schoeman tells a story from his youth in South Africa, a natural-born raconteur in adulthood speaking of the adventurous spirit of his 13-year-old self.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

“I became a chutney cosmopolite,” he wrote, “and a raconteur of relish recipes.”

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2025

Inside his ramshackle Westside home, Wally gingerly positioned his bony frame sideways on an armrest of his recliner and played the role of raconteur, narrating remarkable stories about our lineage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

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

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer