28 May 2016
interlocutor
[in-ter-lok-yuh-ter]
noun
1. a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue.
2. the man in the middle of the line of performers in a minstrel troupe, who acts as the announcer and banters with the end men.
3. a person who questions; interrogator.
Origin of interlocutor
Latin
1505-1515; < Latin interlocū-, variant stem of interloquī to speak between ( inter- inter- + loquī to speak) + -tor
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Examples from the Web for interlocutor
Contemporary Examples
Who knows if my interlocutor spoke for the Saudi government.
The Revolt in Syria Could Easily Spread to Other Middle East Countries
Kenneth M. Pollack
January 30, 2012
They might also be unwilling to work with the interlocutor picked by the government to lead the talks.
Pakistan’s Drone Dilemma
Jahanzeb Aslam
May 29, 2013
So Eugene already had a leg up — an interlocutor could explain away any failed communication.
The AI That Wasn’t: Why ‘Eugene Goostman’ Didn’t Pass the Turing Test
Elizabeth Lopatto
June 9, 2014
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Today’s quote
I’m convinced of this: Good done anywhere is good done everywhere. For a change, start by speaking to people rather than walking by them like they’re stones that don’t matter. As long as you’re breathing, it’s never too late to do some good.
– Maya Angelou
On this day
28 May 1867 – President Johnson signs a treaty with Russia to transfer Alaska to the United States.
28 May 1908 – birth of Ian Fleming, British author of the ‘James Bond’ novels. Died 12 August 1964.
28 May 1964 – establishment of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), which was founded with the purpose of liberating Palestine through armed struggle. It has since rejected violence and been recognised as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people by the United Nations.
28 May 1987 – West German, Matthias Rust, illegally flies his Cessna 172 from Finland to Moscow, landing in Red Square. Rust claimed that he wanted to build an imaginary bridge between the Soviet Union and the West. Rust was charged and convicted of hooliganism, disregard of aviation laws and breaching the Soviet border. He was sentenced to four years in a general-regime labour camp, but spent his imprisonment in the high security Lefortovo. During Rust’s imprisonment, US President Reagan and the General Secretary of the Communist Party, Mikhael Gorbachev signed an intermediate-range nuclear weapons treaty. As a sign of good faith following the signing of the treaty, the Supreme Soviet ordered Matthias Rust be released in August 1988.
28 May 2014 – death of Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson), American author, poet and civil rights activist. Maya wrote seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poems. She had numerous occupations, including fry cook, dancer, actor, director and journalist. Her civil rights activism saw her work with Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Born 4 April 1928.