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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