˜yÐÄvlog

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interlocutor

[ in-ter-lok-yuh-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.
  2. the man in the middle of the line of performers in a minstrel troupe, who acts as the announcer and banters with the end men.
  3. a person who questions; interrogator.


interlocutor

/ ˌɪ²Ô³Ùəˈ±ôÉ’°ìÂáÊŠ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a person who takes part in a conversation
  2. Also calledmiddleman the man in the centre of a troupe of minstrels who engages the others in talk or acts as announcer
  3. Scots law a decree by a judge
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ¾±²Ô³Ù±ð°ùˈ±ô´Ç³¦³Ü³Ù°ù±ð²õ²õ, noun:feminine
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of interlocutor1

First recorded in 1505–15; from Latin ¾±²Ô³Ù±ð°ù±ô´Ç³¦Å«-, variant stem of ¾±²Ô³Ù±ð°ù±ô´Ç±ç³ÜÄ« “to speak between†( inter- inter- + ±ô´Ç±ç³ÜÄ« “to speakâ€) + -tor
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By calling for an election, Putin is trying to raise doubts that President Zelensky is a legitimate interlocutor in any peace talks.

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The Trump administration may prove to be a more willing interlocutor than the Biden administration, which imposed heavy environmental and labour-related conditions on new trade agreements.

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"It's the local designers, the local translators, the trusted human interlocutors and elements within that system that elevate digital tools into something useful," he says.

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“He regretted that the comprehensive deal he sought was never completed,†said Aaron David Miller, a longtime Middle East negotiator and frequent interlocutor of Carter.

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In person, Ballerini is warm, chatty, slightly gossipy — a veteran star who has retained an essential down-to-earth quality but who also knows through experience how to create a sense of emotional intimacy with an interlocutor.

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