recounter
One who relates
A recounter is someone who recounts—that is, tells or narrates—a story, event, or experience.
The term emphasizes the act of relating something in detail, often from memory or personal knowledge.
She was a skilled recounter of family legends.
Less commonly, recounter might refer to someone involved in recounting votes, though that usage is rare compared to the narrative sense.
Skilled storyteller
- narratorOne who tells events
- tale-tellerOne who recounts stories
- yarn-spinnerOne who tells tales
- chroniclerWriter of historical accounts
bard · fabulist · griot · minstrel · troubadour · mythmaker · anecdotalist · relater
One who saw events
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- firsthandWithout intermediary
testimony · witness · corroboration · verification · sworn statement · report · declaration · attestation
Inherited cultural narratives
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- epicImpressively grand in scope
ballad · lore · folktale · parable · oral history · tradition · mythos · fable
Twisted strand for crafts
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- vignetteBrief evocative description
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- episodeSerialized content unit
reminiscence · recollection · incident · narrative · story · memoir · personal history · travelogue
raconteur
Skilled storyteller
- narratorOne who tells events
- tale-tellerOne who recounts stories
- yarn-spinnerOne who tells tales
chronicler · bard · fabulist · griot · minstrel · troubadour · mythmaker · anecdotalist · relater · reciter
eyewitness
One who saw events
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- recollectionRecalled mental image
firsthand · testimony · witness · corroboration · verification · sworn statement · report · declaration · attestation · chronicle
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
epic · ballad · lore · folktale · parable · oral history · tradition · mythos · fable · tale
yarn
Twisted strand for crafts
episode · reminiscence · recollection · incident · narrative · story · memoir · personal history · travelogue · war story
recounterconcealer
Cosmetic for hiding flaws
withholder · suppressor · censor · silencer · hider
- vote recountsRepeated ballot tabulation
- election recountsOfficial retallying of ballots
- hand recountPhysical vote verification
- Florida recountDisputed southern state tally