conversationalists

noun

plural of conversationalist
as in chatterers
a person who talks constantly she's a compulsive conversationalist, so I try to avoid her at the end of the work day

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Recent Examples of conversationalists Silverblatt was different from one of the other all-time great book conversationalists, Chicago’s Studs Terkel. — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
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  1. magpies
  2. talkers
Noun
  • Other magpies gathered around it, as if saddened and confused.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • John Deacon, Queen The members of Queen were magpies who could throw just about anything, from opera to rockabilly, into their world-conquering arena rock.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of magpies
Noun
  • Holmes is one of those smile-talkers—people who grin as words pour out of their mouths.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Drew Barrymore Show and The Jennifer Hudson Show are the last remaining daytime talkers produced under the traditional syndication model.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of talkers

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