conversationist

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As an author, therefore, he is sententious; as a conversationist, loose and verbose;—or the reverse of this may be true.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 by Various

He can even out-talk my former wife, the Colonel can, an' that esteemable lady packs the record as a conversationist in Laredo for five years before I leaves.

From Wolfville Days by Lewis, Alfred Henry

He was one of the most, perhaps the most agreeable conversationist of his age.

From Benjamin Franklin by Morse, John T. (John Torrey)

And therefore —excuse the digression, Raja Vikram —he married an old maid, tall, thin, yellow, strictly proper, cold-mannered, a conversationist, and who prided herself upon spirituality.

From Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance by Burton, Isabel, Lady

Tibby, who was no conversationist, gave her every opportunity for meditation.

From Jill the Reckless by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)