Paṭimantaka [from paṭi + mant] one who speaks to or who is spoken to, i.e.(1) an interlocutor Ja IV 18 (= paṭivacana-dāyaka commentary);(2) an amiable person (cf. Latin affabilis = affable) M I 386.
(masc, masc, from paṭimanteti) conversationalist; discusser; skilled in dialogue Construction: pati + mante + aka