colloquists

That there are many solid chunks of useful information to be dug out of him I am sure; that his stories are all true, I have no desire to question; but what among it all is so instructive, so entertaining, as the point of view of himself, his heroes, and his colloquists -- the particular contemporary modification of universal human nature in which he lived, and moved, and had his being?

From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life 1877

By whichever of the colloquists the expression was used, the contrast between this report of an interview and the official letter quoted sufficiently shows the snare latent in conversations, and the superior necessity of relying upon written communications, to which informal talk only smooths the way.

Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 1877

All through the foregoing conversation between Mr. Pyncheon and the carpenter, the portrait had been frowning, clenching its fist, and giving many such proofs of excessive discomposure, but without attracting the notice of either of the two colloquists.

The House of the Seven Gables 1851

All through the foregoing conversation between Mr. Pyncheon and the carpenter, the portrait had been frowning, clenching its fist, and giving many such proofs of excessive discomposure, but without attracting the notice of either of the two colloquists.

The House of the Seven Gables 1851

All through the foregoing conversation between Mr. Pyncheon and the carpenter, the portrait had been frowning, clenching its fist, and giving many such proofs of excessive discomposure, but without attracting the notice of either of the two colloquists.

House of the Seven Gables Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834

The reception was dignified, though courteous; and it had none the less of ceremony, from the circumstance that all which was said by the respective colloquists had to be translated before it could be understood.

The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet James Fenimore Cooper 1820

The sailor had ceased rowing, to give vent to his feelings in this speech, neither of the two colloquists regarding the presence of

The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet James Fenimore Cooper 1820

This terminated the private dialogue, as the colloquists entered the hall, just as the last speaker concluded.

The Two Admirals James Fenimore Cooper 1820

The reader will obtain all the insight into the future that it is necessary now to give him, by getting a few of the remarks made by the two colloquists, just before they joined the rest of the party.

Oak Openings James Fenimore Cooper 1820