interlocutor

In a combative setting, Vance can dismantle an argument, redirect a question and put his interlocutor on the defensive.

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026

Langbein’s Monica — having finally transcended her past and ascended to spiritual omniscience — becomes Jean’s interlocutor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

What kind of prime minister will he be at home, or as an interlocutor for Hungary's allies abroad?

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

When Justice Sotomayor does these public events, she generally seems to plant questions with her interlocutor that will allow her to make a statement.

From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026

I perceived, of course, the drift of my interlocutor.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Rubio, born of Cuban parents in Florida, was asked at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing about the possibility of finding interlocutors within Cuba's communist regime.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

They can also demand passwords from suspects’ interlocutors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

What Homan lacks in eloquence—he frequently slurs his words and can be hard to understand—he makes up for with a savant’s command of names and numbers and a willingness to shout down interlocutors.

From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2025

"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.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025

That’s how we pick up accents— sometimes to the extent that our interlocutors think they’re being mocked—and how we lose them.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith