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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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When interviewer Jake Tapper asked if military action against Greenland was off the table, Miller scoffed.

From MarketWatch

Who else can deliver those swaggering lines, or the theatrical wounded pride when a postgame interviewer dares to ask why the moment never gets too big for Indiana?

From The Wall Street Journal

The punchline comes from the canned line that established actors so often feed interviewers and talk show hosts when discussing their career goals.

From Salon

When I was younger, I always felt this pressure — like interviewers would ask me, “Do you feel a personal connection? Anything personally close to the character?”

From Los Angeles Times

"Jacob was on CNN a few weeks ago. For whatever reason, the interviewer asked him about my Parkinson's diagnosis," she recalled.

From BBC