n.a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village
英汉双解大词典
griot/ˈɡriːəʊ, ɡriːˈɒt/
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(in Western Africa) a member of a caste responsible for maintaining an oral record of tribal history in the form of music, poetry, and storytelling (西非)部落历史口述保存人