interviewee

American  

[in-ter-vyoo-ee, in-ter-vyoo-ee] / ˈɪn tər vyuˌi, ˌɪn tər vyuˈi /

noun

1. a person who is interviewed.

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Etymology

Origin of interviewee

First recorded in 1880–85; interview + -ee

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Example Sentences

“I have no feelings either way,” he tells one irate interviewee.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of Mr. Joseph’s interviewees remembers Sondheim pinning an oatmeal-raisin cookie to a speckled piece of pine paneling.

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Other than at a soccer match involving a visiting Israeli team, none of the interviewees had any memory of anti-Israel or antisemitic conduct or speech.

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Several interviewees cited voters’ frustration with President Biden’s age and Kamala Harris’ lack of visibility.

From Los Angeles Times

Menasche was one of several interviewees who lost jobs for expressing similar views.

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