as in chatterer
a person who talks constantly
she's a compulsive conversationalist, so I try to avoid her at the end of the work day
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Recent Examples of conversationalist
Rogan has developed a platform as a conversationalist and influencer through frequent freeform interviews promoted across social platforms.
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
Even so, during our long dinner, Wyle is never less than a lively, engaging conversationalist, quick to laugh at himself and heap praise on his colleagues and collaborators.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
People thought of Pi as a conversationalist, which was a good thing, but a helper that is good only at talking is limited.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025
In jazz band, Francis is an innovative soloist and sensitive musical conversationalist.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
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Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
Even so, during our long dinner, Wyle is never less than a lively, engaging conversationalist, quick to laugh at himself and heap praise on his colleagues and collaborators.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
People thought of Pi as a conversationalist, which was a good thing, but a helper that is good only at talking is limited.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Apr. 2025
In jazz band, Francis is an innovative soloist and sensitive musical conversationalist.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversationalist
Noun
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Anderson is a rare and rangy breed of cinematic maximalist—a satirical quasi-historian and pop-cultural magpie with a gift for weaving disparate influences into a marvellously unruly synthesis.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Even the film’s animal characters paid homage to Korean culture, with Derpy the tiger inspired by the national animal and chokdo art, while Sassy the three-eyed magpie completed the traditional Korean artistic pairing.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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Nelson is a Willy Loman, a failing wheeler-dealer and big talker with no game to back him up.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Today's talkers Welcome Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's new daughter, Rocki Irish Mayers!—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Conversationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversationalist. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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