dialogist

American  

[dahy-al-uh-jist] / daɪˈæl ə dʒɪst /

noun

1. a speaker in a dialogue.

2. a writer of dialogue.

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dialogist British  

/ daɪˈælədʒɪst /

noun

1. a person who writes or takes part in a dialogue

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Other Word Forms

• dialogistic adjective
• dialogistically adverb

Etymology

Origin of dialogist

1650–60; < Late Latin dialogista < Greek dialogistḗs, equivalent to diálog ( os ) dialogue + -istēs -ist

Example Sentences

“Alberto Fernandez is a negotiator, pluralist, and dialogist,” said political analyst Ricardo Rouvier,

From Reuters

Irna describes herself as "part mechanic, part psychologist, part dialogist."

From Time Magazine Archive

Its author is the jolly and companionable John Boynton Priestley, whose works are to be found in every drawing room which calls itself a parlor; its adapter is the glib Benn Levy, who usually specializes in Mayfair comedy; its dialogist is R. C. Sherriff, hitherto noted for his Journey's End.

From Time Magazine Archive

This truculent sentiment the Dialogist imputes to a Spanish liberal.

From Project Gutenberg