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interviewer

American  
[in-ter-vyoo-er] / ˈɪn tərˌvju ər /

noun

  • interviewers
    plural
  1. a person who interviews.

  2. a peephole in an entrance door.


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Etymology

Origin of interviewer

First recorded in 1865–70; interview + -er 1


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They are like the sketch from the “Weekend Update” segment of “Saturday Night Live” in which Jane Wickline played Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Michael Che an interviewer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Michael, Bono told an interviewer that you were together when you learned that Dolly Parton had died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

"The public arguments that we had, I suppose, were enough," she said, and agreed with the interviewer that she had an ally in Drakeford.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

A female survivor will not necessarily prefer a female officer, and gender alone does not make someone a competent interviewer, although evidence suggests that it does help.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

Not only are our meetings in the same building, but also her lawyer and my interviewer are the same person?

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

“Sometimes candidates can come in with stories that are quite rehearsed. That doesn’t mean they’re not excellent stories, but it makes it very challenging for our interviewers to really get to the underlying intrinsics.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Sometimes it feels like interviewers, and interviewees, tip-toe around the subject of money.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

At more than half the locations, on-site staff declined to answer questions or allow the interviewers access.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Whether he’s pressing interviewers about their glibness or just holding eye contact for an inordinate amount of time, Cruise — the last movie star, as he’s been coined — is the definition of passion.

From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026

I had to write my life story and give it to the interviewers.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau

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