Is conversationalist a real word?

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One given to or skilled at conversation.

noun

A person who converses; esp., one who enjoys and is skilled at conversation.

noun

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.

noun

A person skilled in conversation, especially one who is not expert on the topic of conversation.

noun

Singular:

conversationalist

Plural:

conversationalists

Definition of conversationalist noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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See conversationalist in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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: a person who likes or is good at conversation

• a good/lively/witty conversationalist

• She's not much of a conversationalist.

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A conversationalist is someone who likes to chat, and is good at it. Conversationalists love to have — surprise! — conversations.

If you’re seated at a long formal dinner party, you hope the person next to you is a great conversationalist or you’re in for a long night. A great conversationalist will tell you interesting things and probably make you laugh. For a conversationalist, chatting and bantering come easily. A conversationalist is witty and clever, like Dorothy Parker. A bad conversationalist would say inappropriate things, like tell you about an infection just as you’re taking a bite of mashed potatoes.

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First recorded in 1830–40; conversational + -ist

conversant, conversate, conversation, conversational, conversational implicature, conversationalist, conversational quality, conversation chair, conversation piece, conversation pit, conversazione

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chatterbox, chatterer, communicator, raconteur, discourser

a person who enjoys or excels in conversation

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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