dialogist

American

[dahy-al-uh-jist] / daɪˈæl ə dʒɪst /

noun

a speaker in a dialogue.
a writer of dialogue.

dialogist British

/ daɪˈælədʒɪst /

noun

a person who writes or takes part in a dialogue

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Origin of dialogist

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

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

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