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interlocutress

interlocutress noun: a female interlocutor.

Noun

interlocutress (plural interlocutresses)

  1. A female interlocutor.
    • 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.1902, Henry James, The Wings of the Dove

Synonyms of interlocutress

Forms of interlocutress

pluralinterlocutresses

Origin of interlocutress

From interlocutor + -ess.

Questions about interlocutress

What does interlocutress mean?
Interlocutress means a female interlocutor.
What part of speech is interlocutress?
Interlocutress is a noun.
What is the plural of interlocutress?
The plural of interlocutress is interlocutresses.

Words near interlocutress in the dictionary

  1. interlocutors
  2. interlocutorship
  3. interlocutory
  4. interlocutour
  5. interlocutours
  6. interlocutress
  7. interlocutresses
  8. interlocutrice
  9. interlocutrices
  10. interlocutrix
  11. interloop

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