Word of the Day - 09/26/25
raconteur
/,ræk,ɑn'tər/(n.): a person skilled in telling anecdotes
The elderly man was a true raconteur, captivating his audience with hilarious stories from his youth.
Word Origin
The word 'raconteur' originates from French; specifically it comes from the verb 'raconter' meaning 'to tell' or 'to recount'. 'Raconter' itself is formed from 're-' (again) and 'conter' (to count, to tell), which comes from the Latin 'computare' (to calculate, to sum up, also to count or number). The '-eur' suffix in 'raconteur' is a French agent noun suffix, indicating one who performs the action of the verb, thus 'one who tells or recounts'.
Words with similar origins include 'recount' (to tell again, from the same French root 'raconter'), 'count', 'account', and 'compute'.