anecdotist
One who recounts
An anecdotist is someone who tells anecdotes—brief, entertaining stories about real events or people.
The term suggests skill or habit: a good anecdotist knows how to time a story and land the punch line.
He was a natural anecdotist, holding the dinner table rapt with tales from his travels.
One who tells events
- storytellerOne who recounts tales
- raconteurSkilled storyteller
- chroniclerWriter of historical accounts
- bardPoet of epics
griot · yarn-spinner · tale-teller · fabulist · saga · embellisher · colorful · vivid
Skilled storyteller
- charmerOne who captivates others
- storytellerOne who recounts tales
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- engagingPleasantly attractive, compelling attention
witty · charismatic · amusing · lively · vivacious · sparkling · enchanting · spellbinder
Clever, inventive humor
- humoristOne who creates comedy
- comedianProfessional humor performer
- jokesterHabitual humor-maker
- quipsterPerson known for cleverness
satirist · droll · amusing · funnyman · parodist · banterer · comic · wry
Mind's retention capacity
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- reminiscingEnjoyably recalling the past
- memoirWritten personal recollection
bygone · flashback · retrospect · yesteryear · old-timer · veteran · firsthand · eyewitness
narrator
One who tells events
- storytellerOne who recounts tales
- raconteurSkilled storyteller
- chroniclerWriter of historical accounts
bard · griot · yarn-spinner · tale-teller · fabulist · saga · embellisher · colorful · vivid · digression
raconteur
Skilled storyteller
- charmerOne who captivates others
- storytellerOne who recounts tales
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
engaging · witty · charismatic · amusing · lively · vivacious · sparkling · enchanting · spellbinder · performer
wit
Clever, inventive humor
quipster · satirist · droll · amusing · funnyman · parodist · banterer · comic · wry · deadpan
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- reminiscingEnjoyably recalling the past
memoir · bygone · flashback · retrospect · yesteryear · old-timer · veteran · firsthand · eyewitness · remembrance
- storytellersstorytellers, narrator, narrators, tale-teller, tale spinner
anecdotistnovelist
Writer of prose narratives
epic poet · chronicler · historian · biographer · memoirist
anecdotiststatistician
Professional interpreter of numbers
data analyst · technical writer · man of few words · number cruncher