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dialogist

[dahy-al-uh-jist]
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noun
  1. a speaker in a dialogue.
  2. a writer of dialogue.
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Origin of dialogist

1650–60; < Late Latin dialogista < Greek dialogistḗs, equivalent to diálog(os) dialogue + -istēs -ist
Related formsdi·a·lo·gis·tic [dahy-uh-loh-jis-tik] /ˌdaɪ ə loʊˈdʒɪs tɪk/, adjectivedi·a·lo·gis·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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Historical Examples

  • Dialog′ic, Dialogist′ic, -al (-loj-), in the form of a dialogue.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)

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British Dictionary definitions for dialogist

dialogist

noun
  1. a person who writes or takes part in a dialogue
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Derived Formsdialogistic or dialogistical, adjective
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