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
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.
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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
Domestic shorthair Age: 3 years old Looking for a good conversationalist?
—Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
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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
Domestic shorthair Age: 3 years old Looking for a good conversationalist?
—Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversationalist
Noun
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The mysterious spirit animal messengers that Ji-noo sends, a tiger and a magpie who represent the nobles and commoners of many Korean folk tales, needed to be otherworldly without being fully demonic.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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According to the Korean Folk Art website, tigers were believed to keep away evil spirits, while magpies brought good news, and the animals were painted together to make a strong pairing.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Today's talkers Travis Kelce is giddy.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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This one is sure to be a talker, judging from its polarizing reception at the Venice Film Festival.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Conversationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversationalist. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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