Part of speech: Noun
the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
Categories: Minstrel
Part of speech: Noun
a person who takes part in a conversation
Categories: Conversationalist, Conversationist, Schmoozer
Middleman, Interlocutor, Conversational partner
The word "interlocutor" comes from Latin interlocūtōrium. It started in French interlocutoire. Then it appeared in Latin interloqui.
Roman military conquests permanently planted Latin vocabulary across three continents.