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interlocutor

n.
US //ˌɪntɝˈɫɑkjətɝ// UK //ˌɪntəlˈəʊkjuːtɐ// in·ter·locu·tor
Synonyms
Etymology 1

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”).

Etymology 2

From French interlocutoire, from Latin interlocūtōrium.

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