interlocutor
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interlocutor¹
- /ˌɪn.təˈlɒk.jʊ.tə/ UK
- /-jə.tə/ UK
- /ˌɪn.tɚˈlɑk.jə.tɚ/ US
- /-ˈlɑ.kə.tɚ/ US
- /-ˈlɑk.ju.tɚ/ US
Where it comes from
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”).
noun interlocutors · interlocutour
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A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation: a locutive partner.
Explanations which continually remind one's interlocutor of one's ignorance are a great damper upon the easy flow of talk.
Similar: converser, conversant, conversationalist, partner, collocutor
- A man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the endmen and acts as leader. The "interlocutor" greeted the audience and engaged in comical repartee with the "end men," named Tambo and Bones.
- An interlocutory judgement or sentence.
interlocutor²
- /ˌɪn.təˈlɒk.jʊ.tə/ UK
- /-jə.tə/ UK
- /ˌɪn.tɚˈlɑk.jə.tɚ/ US
- /-ˈlɑ.kə.tɚ/ US
- /-ˈlɑk.ju.tɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From French interlocutoire, from Latin interlocūtōrium.
noun interlocutors · interlocutour
- A decree of a court. 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.
Translations
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noun a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation
| Español | interlocutor, interlocutora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대화자 daehwaja |
| 日本語 | 対話者 taiwasha, 対談者 taidansha |
| 中文 | 對話者 /对话者 duìhuàzhě, 對談者 /对谈者 duìtánzhě |
| हिन्दी | सामनेवाला sāmnevālā, सामनेवाली sāmnevālī, बात करनेवाला bāt karnevālā, बात करनेवाली bāt karnevālī |
| Português | interlocutor, interlocutora |
| Français | interlocuteur, interlocutrice |
| Deutsch | Gesprächspartner, Gesprächspartnerin |
| Italiano | interlocutore, interlocutrice |
| Ελληνικά | συνομιλητής synomilitís |
| Română | interlocutor, interlocutoare |
| Русский | собесе́дник sobesédnik, собесе́дница sobesédnica |
| Tiếng Việt | người đối thoại, người đàm đạo |
| العربية | مُحَاوِر muḥāwir, مُتَحَاوِر mutaḥāwir |
| עברית | בן־שיח, בת־שיח |
Talk about this word "interlocutor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/interlocutor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. interlocutor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/interlocutor "interlocutor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/interlocutor.Cite this
@misc{interlocutor_2026,
title = {interlocutor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/interlocutor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
