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raconteur Among other things which contributed to make butlers gloomy was the fact that so many of their employers were sparkling raconteurs. Only a butler...can realize what it means to a butler...and to hear his employer working the conversation round to the point where he will be able to tell that good story of his which he, the butler, has heard so often before.

Accepted Answer

n. A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way. From Over Seventy, The Best of Wodehouse, p. 761d

Word	raconteur
Definition	n. A person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way.
Sentence	Among other things which contributed to make butlers gloomy was the fact that so many of their employers were sparkling raconteurs. Only a butler...can realize what it means to a butler...and to hear his employer working the conversation round to the point where he will be able to tell that good story of his which he, the butler, has heard so often before.
Source	From Over Seventy, The Best of Wodehouse, p. 761d

Raconteur N Person Tells Anecdotes Skillful Amusing Things