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interlocutor

in·ter·lo·cutor

UK/ˌɪntəˈlɒkjʊtə/ US/ˌɪntəˈlɒkjətə/ uncommon

noun

1.

the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk

Synonyms
2.

a person who takes part in a conversation

Origin

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”).

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