interlocutor

[in-ter-lok-yuh-ter]

noun

1. a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.

2. 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.

3. a person who questions; interrogator.

interlocutor

/ ˌɪntəˈlɒkjʊtə /

noun

1. a person who takes part in a conversation

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

3. Scots law a decree by a judge

Other Word Forms

• interlocutress noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of interlocutor¹

First recorded in 1505–15; from Latin interlocū-, variant stem of interloquī “to speak between” ( inter- inter- + loquī “to speak”) + -tor

Example Sentences

Another source, also involved in the negotiations and speaking to BBC Brasil on condition of anonymity, was more direct: they said that Lula's government would have preferred a different interlocutor to Rubio.

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Where Kirk’s interlocutors were angry, their faces full of the disgust his male audience members no doubt recognize from their own dealings with women, Erika Kirk presented a fantasy alternative.

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Prior to his arrest he was described as an "interlocutor" working with the Loyalist Communities Council on transforming the UVF into a peaceful organisation.

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The 49-year-old, who received a number of supportive character references during the case, provided a pre-prepared statement in which he claimed to be a "trusted interlocutor" in community relations and the peace process.

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He gave his interlocutor — and the patrons of the bar who enjoyed his quips — a tart response peppered with wit.

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