interviewee

American

[in-ter-vyoo-ee, in-ter-vyoo-ee] / ˈɪn tər vyuˌi, ˌɪn tər vyuˈi /

noun

a person who is interviewed.

Etymology

Origin of interviewee

First recorded in 1880–85; interview + -ee

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As one interviewee says, with some degree of understatement, Sun Ra was “wired a little differently.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Odds swung whenever a new Bessent interviewee was revealed and whenever the president made an offhand comment on any potential nominee.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

But Van Dyke also created a pattern for fellow interviewee Ted Danson to follow.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

Her first interviewee stutters, “Uh, heaven, heaven is, uh, um, let me see.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

“The first interviewee is... eager to tell her story.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

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