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.
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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 of interlocutor
interlocutress, interlocutrice or interlocutrix, fem nCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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