conversationalist

noun2

1. •
   A person who participates in a conversation.

   • If you can just ask questions about a person and nod sagely then they will leave thinking you are a brilliant conversationalist.
2. •
   A person skilled in general conversation.

   • But Shulgin, while a nimble conversationalist, can have trouble with names — of people and places, never chemicals. — 2005