conversationalist
/ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənəlɪst/US/ˌkɑːnvɚˈseɪʃənəlɪst/
conversationalist noun: a person who participates in a conversation.
Noun
conversationalist (plural conversationalists)
- A person who participates in a conversation.
- If you can just ask questions about a person and nod sagely then they will leave thinking you are a brilliant conversationalist.
- A person skilled in general conversation.
- But Shulgin, while a nimble conversationalist, can have trouble with names — of people and places, never chemicals.2005 January 30, Drake Bennett, “Dr. Ecstasy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of conversationalist
| plural | conversationalists |
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Origin of conversationalist
From conversational + -ist.
Words formed from conversationalist
Questions about conversationalist
- What does conversationalist mean?
- Conversationalist means a person who participates in a conversation.
- What part of speech is conversationalist?
- Conversationalist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce conversationalist?
- Conversationalist is pronounced /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənəlɪst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of conversationalist?
- The plural of conversationalist is conversationalists.
Words near conversationalist in the dictionary
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