conversationist

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As a conversationist, Sidney Smith stood high among the highest—a Saul among a tribe of Titans.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. by

As woman, novelist, philosopher, litterateur, and conversationist, she has marked, if not equal, claims upon our attention.

From The Women of the French Salons by Mason, Amelia Ruth Gere

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

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

He was a skilful draughtsman, a clever mimic and ventriloquist, an excellent raconteur, an accomplished conversationist, ever fascinating in the select social circle, and always "tender and wise" in that of home.

From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John