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

Plausible, but it requires a coherent Iranian interlocutor capable of delivering a durable agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 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

Dialogue with Putin should take place without "too many interlocutors, with a given mandate", he said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

Having cultivated those online networks once, Mr. Ma, Ms. Lü and the author’s other interlocutors understand the necessity of doing so again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 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

His European interlocutors nodded but without much evident enthusiasm.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024

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