interlocutor

Example Sentences

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Now he wanted to ensure that his chief American interlocutor was someone he could easily manipulate.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025

No matter how advanced it becomes, or how plausible it is as a counselor or an interlocutor, its nature as a subsidiary creation renders it a tool, not a peer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

"He is an essential interlocutor in the region," a close associate said.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

Another source, also involved in the negotiations and speaking to BBC Brasil on condition of anonymity, was more direct: they said that Lula's government would have preferred a different interlocutor to Rubio.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

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

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë