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.
Recent Examples on the Web Vance, though a seasoned media interviewee, has only taken part in a debate one other time, against then-opponent Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan. Keely Bastow, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Sep. 2024 One somewhat surprising interviewee is Gavin McInnes, who, after co-founding Vice magazine and having a public falling-out with Smith, went on to start the right-wing extremist group The Proud Boys. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024 During the interview, Cooper realized the young man in the video was his interviewees’ son. Nectar Gan, CNN, 1 Sep. 2024 Several interviewees highlighted Bodyguard, the 2018 BBC and Netflix hit, as being particularly damaging because of its portrayal of Muslim character Nadia Ali (Anjli Mohindra) as both an oppressed woman and the mastermind behind terror plots. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for interviewee 

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Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 1 Oct. 2024.

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