An 'interlocutor' is one who takes part in a dialogue or conversation, speaking between or among other participants.
Un "interlocutor" es alguien que participa en un diálogo o conversación, hablando entre otros participantes.
| Word | interlocutor |
|---|---|
| Date | October 23, 2014 |
| Type | noun |
| Syllables | in-ter-LAH-kyuh-ter |
| Etymology | Interlocutor derives from the Latin interloqui, meaning "to speak between" or "to issue an interlocutory decree." (An interlocutory decree is a court judgment that comes in the middle of a case and is not decisive.) Interloqui, in turn, ultimately comes from the words inter-, "between," and loqui, "to speak." Some other words that English borrowed from loqui are loquacious ("talkative"), circumlocution (essentially, "talking around a subject"), ventriloquism ("talking in such a way that one's voice seems to come from someone or something else"), eloquent ("capable of fluent or vivid speech"), and grandiloquence ("extravagant or pompous speech"). |
| Examples | Steve's aggressive insistence on the correctness of his own opinions frequently made his interlocutors uncomfortable. "I don't wonder that one of his interlocutors stared when he seriously suggested to them that MPs were paid too much, and would do their job much better if they were on the minimum wage." - Philip Hensher, The Independent (London), September 14, 2014 |
| Definition | : one who takes part in dialogue or conversation |
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