HOW TO PRONOUNCE
raconteur
/ˌɹæk.ɑnˈtɝ/
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rak-on-TUR: stress the final er sound.
The first a is the vowel in “cat,” and the c sounds like k. The ending is the r-colored vowel of “her,” with no extra syllable after it.
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“Our host was a gifted raconteur with a story for every occasion.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does raconteur mean?
noun
- A storyteller, especially a person noted for telling stories with skill and wit.
verb
- To make witty remarks or stories.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɹæk.ɑnˈtɝ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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In the pages of books
See this word in context.
A raconteur generally monopolizes half the company, and leaves the other half out in the cold.
Captain Hance is an entertaining raconteur and he spins many interesting yarns for the amusement, if not the edification, of his guests.
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The main crowd then repaired with pipes and cigars to "Hyde Park Corner," where the storeman, our raconteur par excellence, entertained the smokers' club.
This preliminary recognition of mood is what brings the delicious quizzical twitch to the mouth of a good raconteur who begins an anecdote the hearers know will be side-splitting.
In manner, something of the grand seigneur still clung to him, so that he even ripped you up with an air, and I have been told that he was a raconteur of repute.