conversationalist
noun
con·ver·sa·tion·al·ist
ˌkän-vər-ˈsā-shnə-list 
-shə-nᵊl-ist
: one who converses a great deal or who excels in conversation
a witty conversationalist
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Examples of conversationalist in a Sentence
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
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Gifted conversationalists are often perceived as being innately gracious and charismatic.
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John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
Is this fair play or foul? Babies not being great conversationalists at the best of times, Miss Manners would have thought 10 parents, hot babies and all, could have improvised a party on their own while young Jethro finished his nap.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
She is animated, funny, and an attentive conversationalist.
—Vrinda Jagota, SPIN, 17 June 2024
Roosevelt was able to be both a conversationalist and a serious orator.
—Washington Post, 16 June 2024
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John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2024
Is this fair play or foul? Babies not being great conversationalists at the best of times, Miss Manners would have thought 10 parents, hot babies and all, could have improvised a party on their own while young Jethro finished his nap.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
She is animated, funny, and an attentive conversationalist.
—Vrinda Jagota, SPIN, 17 June 2024
Roosevelt was able to be both a conversationalist and a serious orator.
—Washington Post, 16 June 2024
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“Conversationalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conversationalist. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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conversationalist
noun
con·ver·sa·tion·al·ist
ˌkän-vər-ˈsā-shnə-ləst
-shən-ᵊl-əst
: a person who is fond of or good at conversation
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