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interlocutor

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12 lettersPronunciation /ˌɪntəˈlɒkjʊtə/Part of speech nounSorted ceilnoorrttuStarts with IEnds with R0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a person who takes part in a conversation

Word origin

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”).

Used in a sentence

  • Explanations which continually remind one's interlocutor of one's ignorance are a great damper upon the easy flow of talk.
  • 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.

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