raconteur
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“He’s a great raconteur and so the rest of the world just vanished,” Seymour told Times columnist Lynell George in 1997.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 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
Mr. Man is knowledgeable and well-traveled, but as a historian he is more of a raconteur than a scholar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
The 89-year-old comedian and raconteur died in April of complications from hip surgery.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023
Gregarious by nature, Hall proved to be a skillful raconteur with a caustic Kiwi wit.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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