anecdotist

[ an-ik-doh-tist ]

/ ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊ tɪst /

a collector or teller of anecdotes.

Also an·ec·do·tal·ist

[an-ik-doh-tl-ist] /ˌæn ɪkˈdoʊ tl ɪst/.

Origin of anecdotist

First recorded in 1830–40; anecdote + -ist