interlocutor
noun
in·ter·loc·u·tor
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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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However, one of his interlocutors, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, managed to make it to the climate meeting. — Sylvie Corbet, chicagotribune.com, "Trump, after skipping climate meeting at G-7 summit, says U.S. not going to lose its wealth ‘on dreams, on windmills’," 26 Aug. 2019 All this leaves precious little time for any Brexit solution before Oct. 31 and, to complicate the picture, Europeans see Mr. Johnson as a difficult interlocutor. — Stephen Castle, New York Times, "Boris Johnson Needs Help From Trump, but Not Too Much," 21 Aug. 2019 There is a reason why reactionary conservatives, their interlocutors in the legacy media, and the billionaire backers of both, are so eager to get into colleges in the first place. — Jacob Bacharach, The New Republic, "Who Gets to Speak Freely?," 21 Aug. 2019 In watching international terrorism, authorities are able to track key words and phrases in online communications and then seek a warrant to identify the interlocutors. — Ron Kampeas, sun-sentinel.com, "9/11-style response needed to fight white supremacists, Jewish security officials say," 13 Aug. 2019 Far beyond the paraphernalia Gray’s interlocutors ask about, the art form demands incredible skill and produces stunning works worthy of any museum collection. — Liz Logan, Smithsonian, "The Spectacle and Drama of Netflix’s New Glassblowing Show Will Shatter Your Expectations," 13 July 2019 Madrid has particularly good relations with other southern European countries like Italy and Greece, but also makes a good interlocutor for Germany. — The Economist, "Europe’s gaseous political alliances," 22 June 2019 The timing of Thursday's incident was especially sensitive as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was visiting Iran as an interlocutor for President Donald Trump to ease tensions between Washington and Tehran. — Fox News, "Gen. Keane: Suspected attack on oil tankers intended to ‘put pressure’ on US to ‘ease off’ Iran sanctions," 14 June 2019 But Musk specifically disabused his interlocutor of this notion as well. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Elon Musk puts kibosh on hopes of refreshed Model S and X vehicles," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'interlocutor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for interlocutor
interlocutor
noun
English Language Learners Definition of interlocutor
formal
: a person who is having a conversation with you
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