interlocutor en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪn.təɹˈlɑk.ju.təɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˌɪn.təɹˈlɑk.jə.təɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˌɪntəˈlɒkjətə/ (UK)
- /ˌɪntəˈlɒkjʊtə/ (UK)
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- /ˌɪn.təɹˈlɑ.kə.təɹ/ (General-American)
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”).
Meanings
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A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation: a locutive partner.
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.
2025 January 14, Howard LaFranchi, “In Biden-Trump handoff, a foreign policy shift for a changed world?”, in The Christian Science Monitor:Explanations which continually remind one's interlocutor of one's ignorance are a great damper upon the easy flow of talk.
1894, Calvin Thomas, “The Teacher's Outfit in German”, in The School Review, volume 2, number 7, page 406:
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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.
1991, Maureen Costonis, “Martha Graham's American Document: A Minstrel Show in Modern Dance Dress”, in American Music, volume 9, number 3, page 299:
- An interlocutory judgement or sentence.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| interlocutour | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| interlocutors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
interviewer · asker · penpal · interviewee · correspondent · answerer
Deriveds
Relateds
elocution · interlocutive · interlocution · interlocutory · locutionary · locutory · interlocutrice · oblocutor · interlocutrix · locutional · interlocutorily · interlocutress · locution
Synonyms
converser · partner · collocutor · conversationalist · conversant
Translations (91)
pl konferansjerka minstrel show (a man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show) · cs partner v dialogu (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · pt interlocutora (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · tg мусоҳиб (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · uk співбесі́дниця (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · pl współrozmówczyni (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · uz suhbatdosh (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · vi người đàm đạo (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · hy խոսակից (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · hi सामनेवाली (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ca interlocutor (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · uk співрозмо́вник (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · sh саговорник (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ru собесе́дница (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · fr interlocutrice (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · pl rozmówczyni (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · fi keskustelutoveri (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · nl gesprekspartner (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · id lawan bicara (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · pl rozmówca (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · cmn 對話者 /对话者 (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · es interlocutora (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · sh sagovornica (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ka თანამოსაუბრე (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · is viðmælandi (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · pl interlokutor (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ca interlocutora (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · sh саговорница (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · pl konferansjer minstrel show (a man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show) · fa طرف صحبت (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ar مُتَحَاوِر (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · fr interlocuteur (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · da samtalepartner (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ar مُحَاوِر (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · vi người đối thoại (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · fi keskustelukumppani (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · pl interlokutorka (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ja 対談者 (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · bg събесе́дничка (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · pt interlocutor (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · sl sogovornica (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ota كلیم (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · bg събесе́дница (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ka მოსაუბრე (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · sl sogovornik (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · sh суговорница (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · mk соговорничка (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · uk співрозмо́вниця (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · he בן־שיח (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · az həmsöhbət (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · he בת־שיח (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · cmn 對談者 /对谈者 (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · hi सामनेवाला (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · cs účastník dialogu (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ang ġespreca (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · be субясе́днік (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · hu beszélgetőpartner (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · nb samtalepartner (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · hi बात करनेवाला (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · uk співбесі́дник (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · sh sagovornik (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · be размо́ўца (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · tr muhatap (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · el συνομιλητής (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · sh sugovornica (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · it interlocutrice (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · sh суговорник (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ko 대화자 (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · hu beszélgetőtárs (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · de Gesprächspartnerin (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · gl interlocutor (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ja 対話者 (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ru собесе́дник (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ro interlocutor (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · uz hamsuhbat (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · pl współrozmówca (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · bg събесе́дник (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · be субясе́дніца (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · mk соговорник (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · it interlocutore (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · hy զրուցակից (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · cs účastník rozmluvy (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · hi बात करनेवाली (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · sh sugovornik (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · kk әңгімелесуші (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · fo samtalufelagi (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · be суразмо́ўца (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · tg ҳамсӯҳбат (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · ro interlocutoare (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · es interlocutor (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) · de Gesprächspartner (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation)