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

To understand those consequences, we asked pairs of interviewees—employees and their direct supervisors—about their use of generative AI tools, ranging from content creation and legal research to data analysis.

From Barron's

The interviewee appeared to reflect on an earlier session with investigators.

From The Wall Street Journal

“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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal