# interlocutor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪntəˈlɒkjʊtə/ · frequency rank #61,560

## Definitions
1. A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation: a locutive partner.
2. A man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the endmen and acts as leader.
3. An interlocutory judgement or sentence.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/interlocutor