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单词 storytellers
释义

storyteller

noun

sto·​ry·​tell·​er ˈstȯr-ē-ˌte-lər How to pronounce storyteller (audio)
: a teller of stories: such as
a
: a relater of anecdotes
b
: a reciter of tales (as in a children's library)
c
: liar, fibber
d
: a writer of stories
storytelling
ˈstȯr-ē-ˌte-liŋ How to pronounce storyteller (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • fabricator
  • fabulist
  • fibber
  • liar
  • prevaricator
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Example Sentences

he's something of a storyteller, so I wouldn't put too much stock in anything he says
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Word History

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined above

storytellers

noun

plural of storyteller
as in liars
a person who tells lies he's something of a storyteller, so I wouldn't put too much stock in anything he says

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • liars
  • fabulists
  • fabricators
  • prevaricators
  • fibbers
  • exaggerators
  • defamers
  • falsifiers
  • perjurers
  • calumniators
  • slanderers
  • distorters
  • gossipers
  • libelers
  • mythomaniacs
  • deceivers
  • pretenders
  • charlatans
  • knaves
  • dissemblers
  • mountebanks
  • libelists
  • equivocators
  • gossips
  • hustlers
  • counterfeiters
  • cheats
  • cozeners
  • defrauders
  • cheaters
  • palterers
  • dissimulators
  • frauds
  • operators
  • double-dealers
  • talebearers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • square shooters
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