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# interlocutor

noun (an interlocutor, interlocutors)

«interlocutor» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (formal) A person you are talking with in a conversation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interlocutor/#m1)
2. (formal) A person or group that talks on behalf of others, especially in official talks between countries or groups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interlocutor/#m2)
3. (old use) The person in the middle of an old-style stage show who asked the questions and led the jokes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interlocutor/#m3)

### In the lessons

A stiff, formal word met in exam passages, news and history books about talks and peace deals; in everyday life people say «the person I was talking to». In stories it tells the reader there is a two-way talk, often serious or polite. Phrases: my interlocutor, a reliable interlocutor, a trusted interlocutor.

### Examples

- My interlocutor nodded but said nothing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interlocutor/#x1)
- In a good conversation, you listen to your interlocutor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interlocutor/#x2)
- The government wanted a trusted interlocutor to speak with the rebels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interlocutor/#x3)
- The writer describes her interlocutor as calm and patient. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interlocutor/#x4)
- Be polite to your interlocutor, even when you disagree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interlocutor/#x5)
- In the debate, each pupil faced an interlocutor from the other team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interlocutor/#x6)
- The old stage show had an interlocutor who asked silly questions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interlocutor/#x7)

### Note

Countable noun: an interlocutor, interlocutors. Formal; in speech say «the person you're talking to». Stress: in-ter-LOK-yoo-tor. Not the same as «interlock» or «interpreter» (an interpreter translates between languages).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «interlocutor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/interlocutor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«interlocutor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/interlocutor.html) on Mova free.