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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Jonathan is our first interviewee who has to sit on the little loveseat. Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024 Commenting on post October 7 events, interviewees suggest Netanyahu has sustained the war in Gaza, and beyond, as a way to retain power in Israel. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024 Some interviewees are speaking out on-camera first time. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024 In the 2012 documentary Ethel, directed by youngest daughter Rory—who was born six months after her father died—Ethel is often a prickly interviewee. Kathy Ehrich Dowd, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for interviewee 

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 18 Nov. 2024.

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