interlocutress

noun

in·​ter·​loc·​u·​tress

variants or interlocutrice

ˌ⸗⸗ˈläkyə‧trə̇s

or interlocutrix

-‧ˌtriks

plural interlocutresses

-rə̇sə̇z

or interlocutrices

ˌ⸗⸗ˌ⸗⸗ˈtrī(ˌ)sēz

: a female interlocutor

Word History

Etymology

interlocutress from interlocutor + -ess; interlocutrice from French, feminine of interlocuteur interlocutor; interlocutrix from interlocutor + -trix

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