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taleteller

/tˈælɪtˌɛlɚ/ noun

A person who tells tales.

Word Origin Tale and tell come from the same Old English root: 'talu' (story, number) and 'tellan' (to count, recount). A taleteller is a storyteller, literally a 'tale-counter'. The connection between counting and telling stories is ancient — both involve recounting. The same root gives us telltale, retell, and foretell. The PIE root *del- meant 'to recount, count'.

noun A person who tells tales. countable

The village taleteller gathered children around the fire to share ancient legends.

(名词) 讲故事的人；说书人

村里的故事讲述者把孩子们聚集在火堆旁，分享古老的传说。

(sustantivo) Una persona que cuenta cuentos.

El contador de cuentos del pueblo reunía a los niños alrededor del fuego para compartir leyendas antiguas.

(nom) conteur; conteuse; narrateur [Personne qui raconte des histoires, des contes ou des récits.]

Le conteur du village réunissait les enfants autour du feu pour partager de vieilles légendes.

(Substantiv) Geschichtenerzähler; Märchenerzähler [Eine Person, die Geschichten oder Erzählungen vorträgt, insbesondere in mündlicher Tradition.]

Der Dorf-**taleteller** versammelte die Kinder um das Feuer, um alte Sagen zu erzählen.

(名詞) 物語を語る人

村の語り部は、古代の伝説を聞かせるため、子どもたちを焚き火の周りに集めた。

(substantivo) contador de histórias; contista; narrador [Uma pessoa que conta histórias.]

O contador de histórias da vila reuniu crianças ao redor da fogueira para compartilhar lendas antigas.

Synonyms: storyteller narrator raconteur yarn-spinner gossip Antonyms: listener audience
Word parts: tale + tell + er

Related words

teller retell foretell

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