conversationalist

noun

con·ver·sa·tion·al·ist ˌkän-vər-ˈsā-shnə-list

-shə-nᵊl-ist

Synonyms of conversationalist next

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

a witty conversationalist

Example Sentences

She's not much of a conversationalist. she's a compulsive conversationalist, so I try to avoid her at the end of the work day

Recent Examples on the Web And as with most good things in life, a spa day is best enjoyed with a congenial conversationalist (i.e., your BFF). —

Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 11 Jan. 2023 David Hanson's robots are by now somewhat familiar faces, including his Einstein robot currently being used as a research tool at Javier Movellan's Machine Perception Lab at UCSD, and the punk rock conversationalist Joey Chaos. —

Rebecca Horne, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2010 In a series of interviews with Irish journalist-friend Sean O’Hagan — presented in Q&A format — Cave becomes an open narrator and a bold-faced conversationalist. —

Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Dec. 2022 Some people who have met DeSantis earlier this year described the governor as a poor conversationalist with donors. —

Hannah Knowles And Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Sep. 2022 She was also known throughout her life as an engaging and interesting conversationalist. —

Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 24 Oct. 2022 Thompson, whose grandfather was part Dakota, is an effusive conversationalist. —

Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 She was intellectually engaged and was a great conversationalist. —

Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2022 At the Century Association in New York City, a major criterion for membership is being a good conversationalist. —

Bryan A. Garner, National Review, 14 July 2022 See More

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Word History

Etymology

see conversation

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of conversationalist was in 1819

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Dictionary Entries Near conversationalist

conversation

conversationalist

conversation chair

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“Conversationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conversationalist. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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