Word of the Day: INTERLOCUTOR
A conversationalist or connector
interlocutor (noun) - a participant in a dialogue or conversation; someone who relays messages between parties [in-ter-lok-yuh-ter]
BREAKDOWN: INTER- (between) + LOCU- (speak) + -TOR (one who does)
interlocution is speech between two or more people; conversation; dialogue
interlocutory means of, pertaining to, or occurring during conversation
See also: eloquence, loquacious, obloquy
“As to the mouth, it delights at times in laughter; it is disposed to impart all that the brain conceives; though I daresay it would be silent on much the heart experiences. Mobile and flexible, it was never intended to be compressed in the eternal silence of solitude: it is a mouth which should speak much and smile often, and have human affection for its interlocutor.” —Charlotte Bronte
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