interviewee

noun

in·​ter·​view·​ee ˌin-tər-(ˌ)vyü-ˈē How to pronounce interviewee (audio)
: one who is interviewed

Examples of interviewee in a Sentence

He asked the interviewee some very personal questions.
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Typically, when an interviewee comes to him, their skills and experience have already been vetted by other leaders within the company, says Hyams, who’s been Indeed’s CEO since 2019. Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025 Since all seven original interviewees had died, the duo conducted online research and made cold calls to find friends and relations. Robert M. Marovich, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025 One interviewee with his answers fully prepared is, unsurprisingly, Hansen himself — whose extensive one-to-one with the filmmaker is the doc’s startling third-act coup, albeit not one of seismic revelations or aggressive gotcha tactics. Guy Lodge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025 The problem was after playing Sarah in Children — the role every deaf actress plays at least once in her career, several interviewees note here — there weren’t many other obvious parts Matlin could take. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interviewee

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of interviewee was in 1884

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“Interviewee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interviewee. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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