interlocutor
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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
“This effort suggests that they no longer trust Rubio to be a dispassionate interlocutor and want to appeal directly to the president to resolve the escalating crisis.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 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
In February, the Miami Herald listed her as one of Secretary of State Marco Rubio's interlocutors, along with Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, grandson of former president Raul Castro.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
That satisfied most of my interlocutors, and it satisfied me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 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
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