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Webster 1913 Edition


Story-teller

Sto′ry-tellˊer

,
Noun.
1.
One who tells stories; a narrator of anecdotes,incidents, or fictitious tales;
as, an amusing
story-teller
.
2.
An historian; – in contempt.
Swift.
3.
A euphemism or child’s word for “a liar.”

Webster 1828 Edition


Story-teller

STORY-TELLER

,
Noun.
[story and tell.]
1.
One who tells stories; a narrator of a series of incidents; as an amusing story-teller.
2.
A historian; in contempt.
3.
One who tells fictitious stories.