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con·ver·sa·tion·al·ist

 (kŏn′vər-sā′shə-nə-lĭst) also con·ver·sa·tion·ist (-shə-nĭst)
n.
One given to or skilled at conversation.
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conversationalist

(ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənəlɪst) or

conversationist

n
a person who enjoys or excels in conversation
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con•ver•sa•tion•al•ist

(ˌkɒn vərˈseɪ ʃə nl ɪst)

n.
a person who enjoys and contributes to good conversation.
[1830–40]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.conversationalist - someone skilled at conversation
conversationist, schmoozer
deipnosophist - someone skilled at informal chitchat
conversational partner, interlocutor - a person who takes part in a conversation
speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"
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conversationalist

noun
One given to conversation:
confabulator, conversationist, discourser, talker.
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Translations

conversationalist

[ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃnəlɪst] N → conversador(a) m/f
to be a good conversationalist → brillar en la conversación
he's not much of a conversationalist → no es muy buen conversador
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

conversationalist

[ˌkɒnvərˈseɪʃənəlɪst] n → brillant(e) causeur/euse m/f
to be a poor conversationalist → ne pas avoir beaucoup de conversation
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

conversationalist

n → guter Unterhalter or Gesprächspartner, gute Unterhalterin or Gesprächspartnerin; not much of a conversationalist → nicht gerade ein Konversationsgenie
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

conversationalist

[ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃnəlɪst] n → conversatore/trice
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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