First Known Use: 1514
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interlocutor
noun in·ter·loc·u·tor \ˌin-tər-ˈlä-kyə-tər\
: a person who is having a conversation with you
Full Definition of INTERLOCUTOR
1
: one who takes part in dialogue or conversation
2
: a man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the end men and acts as leader
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Origin of INTERLOCUTOR
Latin interloqui to speak between, issue an interlocutory decree, from inter- + loqui to speak
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