interlocutor

[ in-ter-lok-yuh-ter ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈlɒk yə tər /

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noun

a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.

the man in the middle of the line of performers in a minstrel troupe, who acts as the announcer and banters with the end men.

a person who questions; interrogator.

Nearby words

interlobular vein of liver, interlock, interlocking directorate, interlocking directorates, interlocution, interlocutor, interlocutory, interlope, interloper, interlude, interlunar

Origin of interlocutor

1505–15; < Latin interlocū-, variant stem of interloquī to speak between (inter- inter- + loquī to speak) + -tor

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Examples from the Web for interlocutor

So Eugene already had a leg up—an interlocutor could explain away any failed communication.
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Or Andrew could be the novelist, the interlocutor the reader (and uncertain reviewer).
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They might also be unwilling to work with the interlocutor picked by the government to lead the talks.
Pakistan’s Drone Dilemma|Jahanzeb Aslam|May 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is what we say that really counts, and ATFP expresses the same message, no matter the language, medium or interlocutor.
We Need to Talk|Hussein Ibish|May 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Who knows if my interlocutor spoke for the Saudi government.
The Revolt in Syria Could Easily Spread to Other Middle East Countries|Kenneth M. Pollack|January 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Miss Roden paused in the action of pouring out tea, and looked across at her interlocutor.
Roden's Corner|Henry Seton Merriman
“I heard enough, and too much,” replied Fatello, with a savage scowl at his interlocutor.
Tales from Blackwood|Various
Whenever he talks emphatically, he would turn toward his interlocutor.
Browning and the Dramatic Monologue|S. S. Curry
What a gipsy most dislikes is the feeling that his “gorgio” interlocutor is thinking about him; for, alas!
Old Familiar Faces|Theodore Watts-Dunton
Though convicted nearly to the extent of the interlocutor, he again escaped with transportation.
A History of the Gipsies|Walter Simson

British Dictionary definitions for interlocutor

interlocutor

/ (ˌɪntəˈlɒkjʊtə) /

noun

a person who takes part in a conversation

Also called: middleman the man in the centre of a troupe of minstrels who engages the others in talk or acts as announcer

Scots law a decree by a judge

Derived Forms

interlocutress, interlocutrice or interlocutrix, fem n

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