interlocutor
noun
a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.
interlocutors
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pluralof interlocutor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Rubio, born of Cuban parents in Florida, was asked at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing about the possibility of finding interlocutors within Cuba's communist regime.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
In engaging with Trump directly for the first time, Lurie benefited from a relatively clean slate and a host of interlocutors with influence in the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
What Homan lacks in eloquence—he frequently slurs his words and can be hard to understand—he makes up for with a savant’s command of names and numbers and a willingness to shout down interlocutors.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2025
"It's the local designers, the local translators, the trusted human interlocutors and elements within that system that elevate digital tools into something useful," he says.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
That’s how we pick up accents— sometimes to the extent that our interlocutors think they’re being mocked—and how we lose them.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
