. . "A monologist (/m\u0252n\u0252l\u0259d\u0292\u026Ast/), or interchangeably monologuist (/m\u0252n\u0252l\u0259g\u026Ast/), is a solo artist who recites or gives dramatic readings from a monologue, soliloquy, poetry, or work of literature for the entertainment of an audience. The term can also apply (often disparagingly) to one who dominates a conversation, or to a bird with a repeating monotonous cry."@en .