Being a good conversationalist does not just mean being a good speaker of English.
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Conversationalist
//ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənəlɪst//
Synonyms for "conversationalist" (20 found)
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Related words (10)
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1 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 11 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- keskustelija noun (one who participates in a conversation)
Galician
1 entries- falangueiro noun (one skilled in general conversation)
German
2 entries- Gesprächspartner noun (one who participates in a conversation)
- Plauderer noun (one who participates in a conversation)
Irish
1 entries- comhráiteach noun (one skilled in general conversation)
Italian
2 entries- conversatore noun (one who participates in a conversation)
- conversatrice noun (one who participates in a conversation)
Manx
2 entries- coloayrtagh noun (one who participates in a conversation)
- coloayrtagh noun (one skilled in general conversation)
Old English
1 entries- ġespreca noun (one who participates in a conversation)
Portuguese
2 entries- conversador noun (one who participates in a conversation)
- conversadora noun (one who participates in a conversation)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- kòzēr noun (one skilled in general conversation)
- ко̀зе̄р noun (one skilled in general conversation)
Spanish
2 entries- conversador noun (one who participates in a conversation)
- conversadora noun (one who participates in a conversation)
Volapük
4 entries- hispikotan noun (one who participates in a conversation)
- hispikotälan noun (one skilled in general conversation)
- jispikotan noun (one who participates in a conversation)
- jispikotälan noun (one skilled in general conversation)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
Tom is quite the conversationalist.
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John could hardly be called a brilliant conversationalist.
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Is Tom a good conversationalist?
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