Recounter

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who tells or narrates events or stories, often recalling past experiences
2. An individual who relates or describes occurrences, sharing details with others
3. One who recounts incidents or narratives, typically to inform or entertain an audience

Etymology: "Recounter" is a plain formation: the verb "recount" with the agent suffix "-er" attached, so it names a person who recounts, or tells again, a story or account. The suffix does the same work in countless English nouns, from "baker" to "reader," turning an action into the doer of that action. The verb it rests on is "recount," which combines the prefix "re-" (again) with "count" in the older sense of telling or relating an account, as in "to count a tale." Put together, the verb means to tell something again in detail, and the noun simply follows the same pattern as any other doer-word built from a verb.

Synonyms: narrator, storyteller