interlocutor

ˌɪntərˈlɑːkjʊtər

Definition

Definition of interlocutor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

communicationperson involved in a conversation or dialogue

She listened carefully to her interlocutor's arguments.

conversationalist

dialogist

speaker

minstrel show

Rare

performer in the middle of a minstrel line

Rare

The interlocutor led the minstrel show with humor.

middleman

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Origin of interlocutor

Latin, inter (between) + loqui (speak)

Examples of interlocutor in a sentence

He found his interlocutor to be quite engaging.
The interlocutor introduced each act with flair.
As the interlocutor, he kept the audience entertained between performances.

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French:interlocuteur, animateur, ...
German:Gesprächspartner, Interlokutor, ...
Italian:interlocutore, ...
Spanish:interlocutor, intérprete central, ...
Portuguese:interlocutor, intérprete central do minstrel show, ...
Chinese:对话者, 主持人, ...
Japanese:対話者, 司会者, ...
Arabic:مُتَحاوِر, المُحَاوِرُ, ...
Hebrew:בֶּן-שִׂיחַ, אִינְטֶרְלוֹקוּטוֹר, ...
Russian:собеседник, конферансье, ...
Ukrainian:співрозмовник, ведучий, ...
Hindi:वार्ताकार, इंटरलोक्यूटर, ...
Bengali:সংলাপকারী, ইন্টারলোকিউটর, ...
Catalan:interlocutor, presentador, ...
Czech:partner v rozhovoru, ústřední konferenciér minstrelské show, ...
Danish:samtalepartner, midtermand, ...
Dutch:gesprekspartner, presentator van een minstrelshow, ...
Greek:συνομιλητής, διαμεσολαβητής, ...
Hungarian:beszélgetőpartner, középen álló konferanszié, ...
Khmer:ដៃគូសន្ទនា, អ្នកសម្តែងដែលឈរនៅកណ្ដាលជួរអ្នកសម្តែងមីនស្ត្រេល, ...
Korean:대화자, 사회자, ...
Persian:هم‌صحبت, مجری, ...
Polish:rozmówca, konferansjer, ...
Portuguese (BR):interlocutor, apresentador, ...
Romanian:interlocutor, prezentator al spectacolului de minstreli, ...
Swedish:samtalspartner, ...
Thai:คู่สนทนา, ผู้ดำเนินรายการ, ...
Turkish:muhatap, ...
Vietnamese:người đối thoại, người dẫn chương trình, ...

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