interlocutress
English
Etymology
interlocutor + -ess
Noun
interlocutress (plural interlocutresses)
- A female interlocutor.[1]
- 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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Synonyms
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
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