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dialogist

[dahy-al-uh-jist]
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noun

a speaker in a dialogue.
a writer of dialogue.

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RELATED WORDS

interviewer, questioner, speaker, talker, interrogator

Nearby words

  1. diallyl sulfide,
  2. dialog,
  3. dialog box,
  4. dialogic,
  5. dialogism,
  6. dialogite,
  7. dialogize,
  8. dialogue,
  9. dialogue box,
  10. dialysance

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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British Dictionary definitions for dialogist

dialogist

noun

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