yarn-spinner
Teller of tales
A yarn-spinner is someone who tells stories, especially long or elaborate ones.
The term draws on yarn as slang for a tale—sailors and travelers were known for spinning yarns to pass time.
A yarn-spinner may be admired for entertaining storytelling or viewed skeptically as someone prone to exaggeration: My grandfather was quite the yarn-spinner.
Skilled storyteller
- narratorOne who tells events
- storytellerOne who recounts tales
- bardPoet of epics
- fabulistMoral tale composer
anecdotist · chronicler · embellisher · narrative · saga · legend · epic · folklore
Wool still on sheep
- woolSheared animal fiber
- rovingMoving from place to place
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- distaffFiber-holding spinning tool
plying · twist · skein · bobbin · carding · combing · fiber · thread
Web-spinning arachnid
- orb-weaverSpider building circular webs
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- cobwebAbandoned spider silk
- arachnidEight-legged wingless arthropod
web-building · dragline · gossamer · nocturnal · ballooning
raconteur
Skilled storyteller
- narratorOne who tells events
- storytellerOne who recounts tales
- bardPoet of epics
fabulist · anecdotist · chronicler · embellisher · narrative · saga · legend · epic · folklore · exaggeration
fleece
Wool still on sheep
distaff · plying · twist · skein · bobbin · carding · combing · fiber · thread · artisan
spider
Web-spinning arachnid
- orb-weaverSpider building circular webs
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- cobwebAbandoned spider silk
arachnid · web-building · dragline · gossamer · nocturnal · ballooning
yarn-spinnerlistener
One who attends aurally
audience · hearer · spectator · auditor · captive audience
yarn-spinnertruth-teller
One who speaks accurately
fact-checker · straight shooter · reporter · documentarian · realist
yarn-spinnerman of few words
Someone who rarely speaks
woman of few words · mute · strong silent type · minimalist · straight talker
yarn, spinner, yarns, spin, spins, spun, spinning, spinneret, spinster