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anecdotist

anecdotist

9.4
A person who tells short amusing stories about things that happened
  • noun
  • /ˌænɪkˈdoʊtɪst/
translation icon : anecdotista
  • As an accomplished anecdotist, he kept the dinner party enthralled with his stories.

Examples

  • The writer gained fame not only as a novelist but also as a brilliant anecdotist.

  • Every organization seems to have at least one talented anecdotist who can lighten the mood.

  • The anecdotist captivated the audience with her stories.

  • Can you believe he is such a talented anecdotist?

  • As an accomplished anecdotist, he kept the dinner party enthralled with his stories.

  • Every organization seems to have at least one talented anecdotist who can lighten the mood.

  • The writer gained fame not only as a novelist but also as a brilliant anecdotist.

Synonyms

storyteller
vsanecdotist
64 2.3

A person who tells stories aloud to entertain people

specializes in short personal stories rather than public performance
teller
vsanecdotist
50 3.8

A person who shares stories aloud to entertain others

is more skilled and focuses on short personal stories to engage listeners
raconteur
vsanecdotist
5 8.6

A person who tells stories in a fun and interesting way

focuses on telling short personal stories without showy performance

How Skilled

anecdotist
9.4
storyteller
64 2.3
beginner
81 1.0

Surface Forms

anecdotist singular
anecdotists plural

Morphology

anecdotist = anecdote (transparent) = anecdote + ist

Formed by adding the productive agentive suffix '-ist' to 'anecdote', yielding 'a person who tells or collects anecdotes', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Anecdotist comes from anecdote, a word that originally meant 'not published' and later came to mean 'short, interesting story'. So an anecdotist is someone who is good at telling those short, interesting stories.