conversationalist

conversationalist

English

Etymology

conversational +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənəlɪst/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑːnvɚˈseɪʃənəlɪst/

Noun

conversationalist (plural conversationalists)

1. 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.

2. A person skilled in general conversation.

Hypernyms

• (dinner talk): deipnosophist

Translations

one who participates in a conversation

Volapük: (♂♀) spikotan, (♂) hispikotan, (♀) jispikotan

one skilled in general conversation

Volapük: (♂♀) spikotälan, (♂) hispikotälan, (♀) jispikotälan

References

• “conversationalist” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “conversationalist” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.