conversationalist

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English conversation Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English conversational Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō 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.

1. 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.”

2. A person skilled in general conversation.

   “But Shulgin, while a nimble conversationalist, can have trouble with names — of people and places, never chemicals.”