colloquist

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noun

One who takes part in a colloquy

OriginEnglish colloquy ← Middle English colloquies ← Latin colloquium →
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Meanings

nouncolloquist (plural colloquists)

plural colloquists

  1. One who takes part in a colloquy

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
colloquent

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*telkʷ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tlokʷetor
  8. Proto-Italic*tlokʷōr
  9. Latinloquor
  10. Latincolloquor
  11. Latincolloquium
  12. Middle Englishcolloquies
  13. Englishcolloquy
  14. Englishcolloquist

From colloquy + -ist.

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Cite this entry
APA

colloquist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colloquist

MLA

“colloquist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colloquist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colloquist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colloquist.

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