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interviewee

[ in-ter-vyoo-ee, in-ter-vyoo-ee ]

/ ˈɪn tər vyuˌi, ˌɪn tər vyuˈi /

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noun

a person who is interviewed.

RELATED WORDS

respondent, subject, interlocutor, dialogist

Nearby words

Origin of interviewee

First recorded in 1880–85; interview + -ee

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for interviewee

A later skit on 30 Rock featured the “Walters” interviewer, played by Rachel Dratch, encourage her interviewee to “glerg.”
Don’t Remember Barbara Walters for ‘The View’|Tim Teeman|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once the subject was dealt with, once the interviewee had left the green room, it would be wiped clean.
‘A Fiery Tribune’|Clive Irving|September 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In the words of one interviewee: “I have faith in the fact that the United States and President Obama are true to their word.”
Not-Just-Sarah Silverman For Obama|Emily L. Hauser|October 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Our careful journalistic distance from the interviewee evaporated.
Draw the Line: How Israel Erases Itself|Gershom Gorenberg|March 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

You know, 24-hour coverage of a truck crash in Bolivia, where every interviewee says he doesn't have enough information yet.
Give the People What They Want|Leslie H. Gelb|October 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Somehow both interviewer and interviewee avoid the ugly word whenever possible.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2|Work Projects Administration
The interviewee says she is eighty-four, and her story hangs together.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration

Word Origin and History for interviewee

interviewee

n.

1884, from interview (v.) + -ee.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper