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conversationalist

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con·ver·sa·tion·al·ist  (knvr-ssh-n-lst) also con·ver·sa·tion·ist (-sh-nst)
n.
One given to or skilled at conversation.

conversationalist [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənəlɪst], conversationist
n
a person who enjoys or excels in conversation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.conversationalist - someone skilled at conversation
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"
Translations
conversationalist [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃnəlɪst] Nconversador(a) m/f
to be a good conversationalistbrillar en la conversación
he's not much of a conversationalistno es muy buen conversador
conversationalist [ˌkɒnvərˈseɪʃənəlɪst] nbrillant(e) causeur/euse m/f
to be a poor conversationalist → ne pas avoir beaucoup de conversation
conversationalist
nguter Unterhalter or Gesprächspartner, gute Unterhalterin or Gesprächspartnerin; not much of a conversationalistnicht gerade ein Konversationsgenie
conversationalist [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃnəlɪst] nconversatore/trice
conversationalist [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃnəlɪst] nconversatore/trice


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Strickland was not a conversationalist, and he had no gift for putting what he had to say in the striking phrase that the listener remembers.
He was a brilliant conversationalist, as was to be expected from a successful diplomatist, even under unstimulating conditions.
He's a mighty good listener, and has forgot more'n any MacAllister of them all ever knew, but he isn't much of a conversationalist.
 
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