dialogist
Writer of exchanges
A dialogist is a person who writes or participates in dialogue, particularly in a formal or literary context.
The term appears in discussions of philosophical dialogues, dramatic writing, or structured conversations: Plato remains history's most influential dialogist.
The word is uncommon, with interlocutor or simply writer of dialogue more often serving the purpose.
Mutual giving and receiving
- discussionExchange of ideas
- conversationalistSkilled speaker in dialogue
- speakerOne who talks
- respondentOne who gives answers
communicator · discussant · listener · talker · parley · colloquy · tête-à-tête · confab
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
Convincing through reasoning
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
debate · disputation · sophist · rhetorician · reasoner · advocate · persuader · articulation
Author of stage dramas
- dramatistWriter of stage works
- scriptwriterAuthor of film dialogue
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
- scriptWritten words for performance
theatrical · dramatic · scene · exchange
exchange
Mutual giving and receiving
- discussionExchange of ideas
- conversationalistSkilled speaker in dialogue
- speakerOne who talks
respondent · communicator · discussant · listener · talker · parley · colloquy · tête-à-tête · confab · banter
Socrates
Ancient Athenian questioning philosopher
- PlatoGreek philosopher, academy founder
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- symposiumFormal expert discussion meeting
questioning · dialectician · disputation · reasoner · inquiry
persuasion
Convincing through reasoning
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- oratoryFormal eloquent discourse
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
argumentation · debate · disputation · sophist · rhetorician · reasoner · advocate · persuader · articulation · forensics
playwright
Author of stage dramas
- dramatistWriter of stage works
- scriptwriterAuthor of film dialogue
- screenwriterAuthor of film scripts
script · theatrical · dramatic · scene · exchange
dialogistlecturer
One who teaches formally
preacher · declaimer · pontificator · sermonizer · haranguer