This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it.
This week’s closing word:
raconteur
Pronounced: (RACK-on-tuhr)
Noun:
a person skilled in telling anecdotes
From Vocabulary.com: “Do you make going to the store to buy groceries a fascinating experience? Do you offer witty observations of the people you pass on the street? If so, you’re a raconteur, someone who can regale his or her listeners with riveting stories, usually funny, sometimes dramatic. Raconteur comes from the French word “raconter,” meaning “to recount.” Note its “eur” ending, signaling its French origin.”
Example:
“Natural raconteurs are often successful in real estate because they can bring a neighborhood or a home tour to life.”
