interviewee

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

/ ˈɪn tər vyuˌi, ˌɪn tər vyuˈi /

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a person who is interviewed.

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Origin of interviewee

First recorded in 1880–85; interview + -ee

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Officially, I’m supposed to be interviewing Angela, but I’m pretty sure, given my past conversations with her, it won’t take long before I become the interviewee and she the interviewer.
How to Manage Your Goal Hierarchy (Ep. 458)|Steven D. Levitt|April 15, 2021|Freakonomics
All the actors, directors, playwrights, and interviewees involved identify as Indigenous.
Virtual theater continues with hopes for return to live audiences in fall|Patrick Folliard|March 10, 2021|Washington Blade
Despite its traditional style, the series distinguishes itself through Gates’ candid interactions with interviewees who range from scholars and theologians to celebrities like Oprah and John Legend.
The 5 Best New Shows Our TV Critic Watched in February 2021|Judy Berman|February 26, 2021|Time
Sanders asks his interviewees to describe their early lives and careers and the challenges they have faced.
What made the civil rights movement successful — and what came next|Clifford Thompson|February 19, 2021|Washington Post

An amiable interviewee, he was more than willing to chat about acting technique, his wide range of screen roles, and much more.
The Great Character Actor: Guy Pearce on His Brilliant Career, From ‘Priscilla’ to ‘The Rover’|Richard Porton|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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
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
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
Her joy at the gift of a quarter (the amount the interviewer set aside from her salary for each interviewee) was pitiful.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration

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