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Protagonist vs Interlocutor - What's the difference?

protagonist | interlocutor |

As nouns the difference between protagonist and interlocutor

is that protagonist is protagonist (main character in a literary work or drama) while interlocutor is a person who takes part in dialogue or conversation or interlocutor can be (scotland|legal) a decree of a court.

protagonist

English

(wikipedia protagonist)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The main character in any story, such as a literary work or drama.
  • A leading person in a contest; a principal performer.
  • An advocate or champion of a cause or course of action.

    • Antonyms

    * antagonist

    Related terms

    * agonist * agonistes

    Coordinate terms

    * deuteragonist * tritagonist

    External links

    * *

    interlocutor

    English

    (wikipedia interlocutor)

    Alternative forms

    * interlocutour (obsolete)

    Etymology 1

    A noun-form of (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation.
  • * 1894 , Calvin Thomas, "The Teacher's Outfit in German," The School Review , vol. 2, no. 7, p. 406,
    • Explanations which continually remind one's interlocutor of one's ignorance are a great damper upon the easy flow of talk.
  • A man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the end men and acts as leader.
  • * 1991 , Maureen Costonis, "Martha Graham's American Document: A Minstrel Show in Modern Dance Dress," American Music , vol. 9, no. 3, p. 299,
    • The "interlocutor " greeted the audience and engaged in comical repartee with the "end men," named Tambo and Bones.
  • (legal) An interlocutory judgement or sentence.

    • Synonyms

    * (A person who takes part in dialogue or conversation) converser, conversationalist
    Related terms
    * interlocution * interlocutorily * interlocutory * interlocutress * interlocutrice * interlocutrix

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) interlocutoire, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland, legal) A decree of a court.
  • * 1869 , "The Judicial System of Scotland," The American Law Register (1852-1891) , vol. 17, no. 5, p. 257,
    • A decree of the English Court of Chancery is not entitled to more respect in Scotland than a decree (interlocutor ) of the Scottish Court of Session in England.