interlocutor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation: a locutive partner.
A man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the endmen and acts as leader.
An interlocutory judgement or sentence.

noun

A decree of a court.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪntəˈlɒkjʊtə/ /ˌɪntəˈlɒkjətə/ /ˌɪn.təɹˈlɑk.jə.təɹ/ /ˌɪn.təɹˈlɑ.kə.təɹ/ /ˌɪn.təɹˈlɑk.ju.təɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-interlocutor.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-interlocutor.wav

Word forms

interlocutor interlocutors interlocutour

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”).

Synonyms

Related words

elocution interlocution interlocutive interlocutorily interlocutory interlocutress interlocutrice interlocutrix locution locutional locutionary locutory oblocutor

Derived words

interlocutorship

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