conversationist

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As a conversationist, our visitor was fluent to a fault.

From Afloat on the Ohio An Historical Pilgrimage of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, from Redstone to Cairo by Thwaites, Reuben Gold

Macaulay, on all festive occasions, proved himself as elegant a conversationist as he was a writer; his tone was thoroughly English, and his pronunciation, like that of Washington Irving, was singularly correct.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, April, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

Witty, learned, imaginative, she was conceded to be the best conversationist in any circle.

From Lives of Girls Who Became Famous by Bolton, Sarah Knowles

To be a perfect conversationist, a good voice is indispensable—a voice that is clear, distinct, and silver-toned.

From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Leslie, Eliza

Through what manifold phases a good conversationist has dexterity to pass!

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 74, December, 1863 by Various