conversationalist

Noun

Meaning

A conversationist.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

conversationist schmoozer barker prater speaker lecturer communicator magpie chat mouthpiece gossip orator interlocutor blabber babbler
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Antonyms

spectator literature audience quiet silence listening
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Hypernyms

speaker talker utterer verbalizer verbaliser

Hyponyms

interlocutor deipnosophist conversational partner

Examples

Perhaps the best conversationalist in the world is the man who helps others to talk. John Steinbeck

A gossip is one who talks to you about others; a bore is one who talks to you about himself; and a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself. Lisa Kirk

Kevin Smith is a very challenging conversationalist and Jay has many great stories. Carrie Fisher

Dr Johnson is the only conversationalist who triumphs over time. Harold Nicolson

A good talker, even more than a good orator, implies a good audience. Modern society is too vast and too restless to give a conversationalist a fair chance. Leslie Stephen

Listening is as important as talking. If you're a good listener, people often compliment you for being a good conversationalist. Jesse Ventura

Close letter words and terms

conversational scoreboard conversational speech conversationalism conversationalistic conversationality conversationalization