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Meanings of anecdotist in English

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anecdotista

A person skilled in telling anecdotes.

anecdotista
Synonyms
Examples for "raconteur"
Examples for "raconteur"
1
He was also a great raconteur and an always-entertaining chat show guest.
The Irish Times
2
Watching it is akin to be being waylaid by an expert raconteur.
The Guardian
3
He described her accurately, with the spirit of the born raconteur:
The Seats of the Mighty, Volume 4
4
He was always the gallant, the amusing wit, the ready raconteur.
Children of the Market Place
5
Clancy was a born raconteur who wore his encyclopaedic knowledge lightly.
The Irish Times
Usage of anecdotist in English
1
The gifted anecdotist replied with a long laugh, then cried, 'Good-night, young ladies!'
The Odd Women
2
Ernest Stancliffe of the BBC external services finally suggested Amis as a suitable singer and anecdotist.
The Guardian
3
The anecdotist adds that from that day Wolfe declined in the favour and confidence of the Commander-in-Chief.
Lectures and Essays
4
The scene of the prank was not in itself so bad as the stuff which a cunning anecdotist could make out of it.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 6
5
The tales of her Whitechapel origin, and heading mobs wielding bludgeons, are absolutely false, traceable to scandalizing anecdotists like Mr. Rose Mackrell.
The Amazing Marriage — Volume 5
Translations for anecdotist
Anecdotist through the time