Definition of interlocutor in English:
interlocutor
noun ˌɪntəˈlɒkjʊtəˌɪn(t)ərˈlɑkjədər
formal A person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
Example sentencesExamples
- But that's not what my interlocutors, particularly the German ones, really want.
- The researchers constructed hypothetical conversations that differed in terms of their interlocutors, place, and topic.
- All of these narratives unfold partly as dialogues with what seem to be sympathetic but ineffectual interlocutors, perhaps lawyers.
- This is the response I wrote to one of my interlocutors in the comments.
- This is why the current engagement between my interlocutors and myself is particularly valuable.
Origin
Early 16th century: modern Latin, from Latin interlocut- 'interrupted (by speech)', from the verb interloqui, from inter- 'between' + loqui 'speak'.
Definition of interlocutor in US English:
interlocutor
nounˌɪn(t)ərˈlɑkjədərˌin(t)ərˈläkyədər
formal A person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
Example sentencesExamples
- All of these narratives unfold partly as dialogues with what seem to be sympathetic but ineffectual interlocutors, perhaps lawyers.
- But that's not what my interlocutors, particularly the German ones, really want.
- This is why the current engagement between my interlocutors and myself is particularly valuable.
- This is the response I wrote to one of my interlocutors in the comments.
- The researchers constructed hypothetical conversations that differed in terms of their interlocutors, place, and topic.
Origin
Early 16th century: modern Latin, from Latin interlocut- ‘interrupted (by speech)’, from the verb interloqui, from inter- ‘between’ + loqui ‘speak’.