conversationalist

con·ver·sa·tion·al·ist

noun \-shnə-list, -shə-n^əl-ist\

Definition of CONVERSATIONALIST

: one who converses a great deal or who excels in conversation

Examples of CONVERSATIONALIST

1. She's not much of a conversationalist.
2. <she was known as a compulsive conversationalist, so much so that it was often impossible to stop her once she got going>

First Known Use of CONVERSATIONALIST

1819

Related to CONVERSATIONALIST

Synonyms: babbler, blabber, blabbermouth, blowhard, cackler, chatterer, chatterbox, gabbler, gasbag, jabberer, jay, magpie, motormouth, prattler, talker, windbag

Related Words: gossip, gossiper, talebearer, tattler, tattletale; blatherer, blatherskite; converser, discourser

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