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Definition of Conversationalist
1. Noun. Someone skilled at conversation.
Specialized synonyms: Deipnosophist, Conversational Partner, Interlocutor
Generic synonyms: Speaker, Talker, Utterer, Verbaliser, Verbalizer
Derivative terms: Conversation, Conversation, Schmooze
Definition of Conversationalist
1. n. A conversationist.
Definition of Conversationalist
1. Noun. A person who participates in a conversation. ¹
2. Noun. A person skilled in conversation, especially one who is not expert on the topic of conversation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conversationalist
Literary usage of Conversationalist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1858)
"... of him—A Federal Ideal of Jefferson—The Blunder of a conversationalist—How
far did Jefferson borrow his Polities, Morals, and Religion from France? ..."
2. The Holland House Circle by Lloyd Charles Sanders (1908)
"CHAPTER V HOST AND HOSTESS Lord Holland at home—As a conversationalist—A man of
many friendships — Lady Holland's autocracy — Sir Henry Holland's character ..."
3. Life and Letters of William Bewick (artist) by William Bewick, Thomas Landseer (1871)
"... HOUSE BENTHAM MILTON HAZLITT AS A conversationalist RAPHAEL.— MICHAEL ANGELO,
DANTE, MILTON, AND HOMER TITIAN ABSENCE OF MIND. ..."
4. History of Colorado by Wilbur Fiske Stone (1918)
"He is an interesting conversationalist and i? usually found in those gatherings
where men meet for the discussion of vital and interesting problems of the ..."
5. Leaders of Men, Or, Types and Principles of Success, as Illustrated in the by Henry Woldmar Ruoff (1902)
"OBSERVATIONS ABOUT SUCCESSFUL CAREERS — BIRTHPLACE AND EDUCATION AT ROME THE
DOCTOR HIS STUDY AS A conversationalist BRIC-A-BRAC THE AUTHOR FONDNESS FOR HIS ..."
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