interlocutress

interlocutress

English

Etymology

From interlocutor +‎ -ess.

Noun

interlocutress (plural interlocutresses)

1. 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.

   Synonyms: interlocutrice, interlocutrix

Translations

female interlocutor

Manx: ben choloayrtagh f

References

1. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.