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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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"I found myself improving in confidence, in talking to people, even serving people, talking to an interviewer who's asking you questions," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Kostyuk teared up as she was given a lengthy ovation by the crowd on Court Philippe Chatrier, with interviewer Marion Bartoli stepping in to hug her.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“I knew I had been mistreated,” Coretta recounted to an interviewer decades later.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 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

As Stephen Williams, a survivor of that system, told an interviewer: “Man, man, folks what didn’t go through slavery ain’t got no idea what it was.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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