dialogist

[ dahy-al-uh-jist ]

noun

1. a speaker in a dialogue.
2. a writer of dialogue.

dialogist

/ daɪˈælədʒɪst /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˌdialoˈgistic, adjective

Other Words From

• di·a·lo·gis·tic [dahy-, uh, -loh-, jis, -tik], adjective
• dia·lo·gisti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dialogist¹

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

Example Sentences

Dialog′ic, Dialogist′ic, -al (-loj-), in the form of a dialogue.

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