monologist
Americannoun
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a person who tends to monologue or soliloquize, especially a person who dominates conversation.
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an actor who performs monologues and soliloquies.
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“Eventually I became what I grew up with, which is a folk music act with a funny monologist, making funny intros to songs.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024
They called him a monologist, and the man who talked about his father, which is the worst motto ever, the man who talks about his father.
From Salon • Oct. 24, 2023
Bernhard was a monologist fueled by energetic misanthropy, disgust and vitriol.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2022
Each week, a celebrity guest monologist tells stories from their life, which the UCB’s best improvisers then use as inspiration for a long-form show.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2016
Holton’s solo, “Smiles,” delivered with the assistance of the black swallow-tail, glistening shirt front, high hat and cane of the professional monologist, brought a hearty encore.
From Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division by Kilner, Frederic R.
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