interlocutor
/ˌɪn.təɹˈlɑk.jə.təɹ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation: a locutive partner.
noun
A man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the endmen and acts as leader.
noun
An interlocutory judgement or sentence.
Example Sentences
- "Explanations which continually remind one's interlocutor of one's ignorance are a great damper upon the easy flow of talk."
- "In the run-up to his return to the White House next Monday, Mr. Trump has rattled the world, and America’s neighborhood in particular, with a list of objectives – buying Greenland, seizing the Panama Canal, making Canada the 51st state – that treat friendly nations as weak interlocutors and impediments to be subdued."
- "The "interlocutor" greeted the audience and engaged in comical repartee with the "end men," named Tambo and Bones."
- "A decree of the English Court of Chancery is not entitled to more respect in Scotland than a decree (interlocutor) of the Scottish Court of Session in England."
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin interlocūtor, from the agent noun counterpart (via the suffix -tor) of Latin interloquor (“speak between, issue an interlocutory decree”), from inter- + loquor (“speak”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɪn.təɹˈlɑk.jə.təɹ/
- British English: /ˌɪntəˈlɒkjʊtə/