interlocutor, conversational partner
(noun) a person who takes part in a conversation
interlocutor, middleman
(noun) the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
Source: WordNet® 3.1
interlocutor (plural interlocutors)
A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation.
A man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the end men and acts as leader.
(legal) An interlocutory judgement or sentence.
• (A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) converser, conversationalist, conversational partner, collocutor
interlocutor (plural interlocutors)
(Scotland, legal) A decree of a court.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*loc"u*tor, n. Etym: [Cf. F. interlocuteur.]
1. One who takes part in dialogue or conversation; a talker, interpreter, or questioner. Jer. Taylor.
2. (Law)
Definition: An interlocutory judgment or sentence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
