interlocutor

noun
/ˌɪntəˈlɒkjʊtə/UK/ˌɪn.təɹˈlɑk.jə.təɹ/US

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”).

  1. learned borrowing from interlocūtor

Definitions

  1. A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation

    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.
  2. A man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the endmen and acts as…

    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.
  3. An interlocutory judgement or sentence.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for interlocutor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA