reteller
Tale passes along
A reteller is someone who tells a story again, especially one that originated with someone else.
The term often appears in contexts of folklore, mythology, or classic tales, where writers adapt existing narratives for new audiences: She's known as a reteller of Greek myths for young readers.
Skilled storyteller
- chroniclerWriter of historical accounts
- bardPoet of epics
- griotAfrican oral tradition keeper
- fabulistMoral tale composer
yarnspinner · minstrel · anecdotalist · mythmaker · scribe · oral historian · tale-spinner · narrative voice
Inherited cultural narratives
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- fableMoral tale with animals
- epicImpressively grand in scope
saga · parable · allegory · lore · oral tradition · folktale · fairy tale · creation story
One who conveys meaning between languages
- translatorOne who renders between languages
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
- modernizerOne who updates systems
- revisionistOne who alters accepted narratives
version · rendering · reinterpretation · remake · paraphrase · reworking · update · spin
One who condenses information
- synopsisCondensed version of content
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- abridgmentShortened form of text
overview · recap · précis · distillation · highlights · key points · shortened version · essence
raconteur
Skilled storyteller
- chroniclerWriter of historical accounts
- bardPoet of epics
- griotAfrican oral tradition keeper
fabulist · yarnspinner · minstrel · anecdotalist · mythmaker · scribe · oral historian · tale-spinner · narrative voice · reciter
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
epic · saga · parable · allegory · lore · oral tradition · folktale · fairy tale · creation story · trickster tale
interpreter
One who conveys meaning between languages
- translatorOne who renders between languages
- adapterDevice enabling equipment compatibility
- modernizerOne who updates systems
revisionist · version · rendering · reinterpretation · remake · paraphrase · reworking · update · spin · faithful
summarizer
One who condenses information
- synopsisCondensed version of content
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
abridgment · overview · recap · précis · distillation · highlights · key points · shortened version · essence · nutshell
retellercreator
One who produces something
originator · inventor · primary source · composer · deviser
- modern retellingOld story made new
- dramatic retelling
- fairy tale retellingReworked traditional story
- myth retellingReimagined traditional narrative