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interlocutor

in·ter·loc·u·tor [ ìntər lókyətər ] (plural in·ter·loc·u·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody discussing: a participant in a discussion or conversation ( formal )

2. minstrel show performer: a performer in a minstrel show who acted as the master of ceremonies and stood in the middle and bantered with the end men

[Early 16th century. < modern Latin< Latin interlocut-, form of interloqui "to interrupt"]
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