discourse
noun
communication of thought by words; talk; conversation.
discourser
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a word derived from
discourse.
Example Sentences
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He was a very pleasant discourser, in earnest and in jest, and, therefore, very grateful to all kind of company, where he was not the less esteemed for being very rich.
From Lives of the Poets, Volume 1 by Samuel Johnson
He was indeed the principal interlocutor and discourser at the discussions, which were on all subjects, religions, literary, and philosophical.
From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob
And, perhaps, a long discourse is none the more acceptable when it is palpable to the hearers that the discourser has committed it to memory, and is bound to go on to the bitter end.
From By-ways in Book-land Short Essays on Literary Subjects by William Davenport Adams
He left on my mind the impression of his being the best discourser on imaginative topics, and the most dangerous person to be entrusted with practical ones, I had ever met with.
From The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
I suppose Miss Veronica is grown a reader and discourser.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 2 1765-1776 by George Birkbeck Norman Hill
