THE FIRST WORD

interlocutor

PRONUNCIATION:

(in-tuhr-LOK-yuh-tuhr, -yoo-) 

MEANING:

noun: One who takes part in a conversation or dialogue, especially as a representative of an organization.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin inter- (between) + loqui (to speak). Earliest documented use: 1518.

USAGE:

"During the meeting, the two interlocutors spoke about the existing relations between the two countries."
Ambassador Meets With Chief Executive of Macau; Angola Press Agency (Luanda); Oct 30, 2007.