interlocutor
person you're talking to
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
The person on the other side of a conversation
Encoding Strategies:
linguistic
An interlocutor is the person you're talking to. Literally the locutor1 you're going back and forth with, since inter-0 means the speaking happens between you.
interlocutor
person you're speaking to, conversation partner, interlocutor
The person you are speaking with in a conversation.
Mi interlocutor no entendía nada de lo que yo decíaThe person I was speaking to didn't understand anything I was saying
El profesor fue un interlocutor paciente durante toda la charlaThe professor was a patient conversation partner throughout the chat
representative, spokesperson, counterpart (formal / negotiations)
The person an organization sends to talk to another party on its behalf. It's the person authorized to talk back and forth with the other side.
El sindicato nombró un interlocutor para las negociacionesThe union named a representative for the negotiations
La empresa busca un interlocutor válido ante el gobiernoThe company is looking for an official spokesperson to deal with the government