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English
Etymology
From interlocutor + -ess.
Noun
interlocutress (plural interlocutresses)
- A female interlocutor.[1]
- Synonyms: interlocutrice, interlocutrix
1902, Henry James, The Wings of the Dove:Milly hereupon replied appreciatively that such a description of herself made her feel as if pink paper were her dress and lavender its trimming; but Aunt Maud was not to be deterred by a weak joke from keeping it up. Her interlocutress could feel besides that she kept it up in perfect sincerity.
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References
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.