Interlocutor

Noun

the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
- Synonyms
  - middleman
- Less specific
  - minstrel
- Member of
  - minstrel show
a person who takes part in a conversation
- Synonyms
  - conversational partner
- Less specific
  - conversationalist
  - conversationist
  - schmoozer