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

Synonyms

• babbler
• blabber
• blabbermouth
• blowhard
• cackler
• chatterbox
• chatterer
• gabbler
• gasbag
• jabberer
• jay
• magpie
• motormouth
• prattler
• talker
• windbag

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

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Ask & Go: A pocket-sized conversationalist for those spur-of-the-moment chats across languages. —William Mullane, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024

Right now, Pi is designed to be an empathetic listener and good conversationalist, and not much else. —Byjeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 June 2023

Word History

Etymology

see conversation

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

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