as in chatterers
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 conversationalists
Silverblatt was different from one of the other all-time great book conversationalists, Chicago’s Studs Terkel.
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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversationalists
Noun
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This kit packs in a lot—you’ll notice a fan with two magpies, a vase of fortune red fruit, a persimmon fruit, three golden ingots, and a calligraphy pen with a scroll.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
4 Feb. 2026
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My creativity delights in currawong calls, and the ululation of magpies, warblers and kookaburras.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The syndication marketplace will also have a couple of vacancies with talkers The Kelly Clarkson Show and Sherri set to end after this season.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Feb. 2026
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Here are the talkers Approximately 50 minutes northwest of Milwaukee is a village called Kewaskum.—
Hannah Kirby,
jsonline.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Conversationalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversationalists. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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