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interlocutore

interlocutor; conversation partner

noun een-ter-loh-koo-TOH-reh Rare
Communication Speech

Origin: Medieval Latin interlocutor, from interloqui (to speak between)

Also means

negotiating party

Usage Note

Interlocutore is formal and appears frequently in diplomatic, journalistic, and academic Italian. The feminine form is interlocutrice. In political contexts, interlocutore privilegiato means 'preferred/primary counterpart.' The plural is interlocutori (m) / interlocutrici (f).

Examples

"Il mio interlocutore era molto preparato."

Natural Translation

My interlocutor was very well prepared.

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