relater

One who recounts

A relater is someone who relates something—tells a story, gives an account, or makes a connection between things.

The word appears occasionally in formal or legal contexts: The relater of these events was an eyewitness.

More commonly spelled relator in legal usage, where it denotes someone on whose behalf a legal action is brought.

narrative

storyteller

One who recounts tales

bard · griot · tale-teller · yarn-spinner · fabulist · anecdotalist · recounter · biographer · minstrel · troubadour

connector

linkage

Connected system of parts

bond · tie · nexus · hub · coupling · link · join · associate · cross-reference · mediator

kinship

family

Related people together

genealogy · relatives · kinfolk · bloodline · descendant · clan · forebears · affinity

social

friendship

Bond of mutual affection

connection · communication · sharing · confiding · intimacy · openness · trust · dialogue · exchange · interpersonal

Opposites
communication role

relaterlistener

One who attends aurally

hearer · audience · receiver · auditor · spectator

information handling

relaterconcealer

Cosmetic for hiding flaws

withholder · hider · suppressor · censor · silencer

Phrases
Family

related, relation, relate, relationship, relative, relations, unrelated, correlation, relating

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