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interviewer

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

noun

  1. a person who interviews.

  2. a peephole in an entrance door.


Etymology

Origin of interviewer

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

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The models can learn what they are trained to learn through algorithms, and that’s useful, Mr. Acemoglu told an interviewer last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

In 1993, Jackson told Rolling Stone interviewer David Ritz that “Nasty” and “What Have You Done for Me Lately” were born out of a sense of self-defense.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

“My strategy,” he once told an interviewer, “has always been to take my cause of the moment to the edge of the cliff and be prepared to go over the cliff if necessary.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Her husband told the interviewer that after more than 25 years of marriage, they continued to stand together.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

“Somebody doesn’t always come right up to you and say, ‘You can’t have this, you can’t have that,”’ she told an interviewer.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman

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