conversationalist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌkɑːnvɚˈseɪʃənəlɪst/ (US)
- /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənəlɪst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English conversation English -al English conversational Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English conversationalist From conversational + -ist.
Meanings
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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.
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conversationalists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (22)
vo jispikotan (one who participates in a conversation) · gv coloayrtagh (one skilled in general conversation) · es conversador (one who participates in a conversation) · vo jispikotälan (one skilled in general conversation) · vo hispikotan (one who participates in a conversation) · ga comhráiteach (one skilled in general conversation) · gl falangueiro (one skilled in general conversation) · de Plauderer (one who participates in a conversation) · vo spikotälan (one skilled in general conversation) · gv coloayrtagh (one who participates in a conversation) · it conversatrice (one who participates in a conversation) · vo hispikotälan (one skilled in general conversation) · pt conversadora (one who participates in a conversation) · it conversatore (one who participates in a conversation) · sh kòzēr (one skilled in general conversation) · es conversadora (one who participates in a conversation) · sh ко̀зе̄р (one skilled in general conversation) · vo spikotan (one who participates in a conversation) · pt conversador (one who participates in a conversation) · de Gesprächspartner (one who participates in a conversation) · fi keskustelija (one who participates in a conversation) · ang ġespreca (one who participates in a conversation)