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Webster 1913 Edition
Interlocutor
Inˊter-loc′u-tor
(?; 277)
, Noun.
[Cf. F.
interlocuteur
.] 1.
One who takes part in dialogue or conversation; a talker, interpreter, or questioner.
Jer. Taylor.
2.
(Law)
An interlocutory judgment or sentence.
Webster 1828 Edition
Interlocutor
INTERLOC'UTOR
,Noun.
1.
One who speaks in dialogue; a dialogist.2.
In Scots law, an interlocutory judgment or sentence.Definition 2024
interlocutor
interlocutor
English
Alternative forms
- interlocutour (obsolete)
Noun
interlocutor (plural interlocutors)
- A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation.
- 1894, Calvin Thomas, "The Teacher's Outfit in German," The School Review, vol. 2, no. 7, p. 406,
- Explanations which continually remind one's interlocutor of one's ignorance are a great damper upon the easy flow of talk.
- 1894, Calvin Thomas, "The Teacher's Outfit in German," The School Review, vol. 2, no. 7, p. 406,
- A man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the end men and acts as leader.
- 1991, Maureen Costonis, "Martha Graham's American Document: A Minstrel Show in Modern Dance Dress," American Music, vol. 9, no. 3, p. 299,
- The "interlocutor" greeted the audience and engaged in comical repartee with the "end men," named Tambo and Bones.
- 1991, Maureen Costonis, "Martha Graham's American Document: A Minstrel Show in Modern Dance Dress," American Music, vol. 9, no. 3, p. 299,
- (law) An interlocutory judgement or sentence.
Synonyms
- (A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) converser, conversationalist
Related terms
Terms related to interlocutor
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Translations
A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation
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A man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show
Etymology 2
From French interlocutoire, from Latin interlocūtōrium.
Noun
interlocutor (plural interlocutors)
- (Scotland, law) A decree of a court.
- 1869, "The Judicial System of Scotland," The American Law Register (1852-1891), vol. 17, no. 5, p. 257,
- A decree of the English Court of Chancery is not entitled to more respect in Scotland than a decree (interlocutor) of the Scottish Court of Session in England.
- 1869, "The Judicial System of Scotland," The American Law Register (1852-1891), vol. 17, no. 5, p. 257,
Translations
Scottish law: decree of a court
Portuguese
Noun
interlocutor m (plural interlocutores, feminine interlocutora, feminine plural interlocutoras)
- interlocutor (a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation)
Spanish
Noun
interlocutor m (plural interlocutores, feminine interlocutora)
- interlocutor
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1975, Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of Sand, "The Other", p. 19:
- Los dos mentíamos y cada cual sabía que su interlocutor estaba mintiendo.
- We were both lying and each one of us knew that his interlocutor was lying.
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1975, Jorge Luis Borges, The Book of Sand, "The Other", p. 19:
- negotiator