responder

[ ri-spon-der ]

/ rɪˈspɒn dər /

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noun

a person or thing that responds.

Electronics. the part of a transponder that transmits the reply.

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Origin of responder

First recorded in 1875–80; respond + -er¹

Words nearby responder

resplendent, respond, respondence, respondent, respondent conditioning, responder, Responsa, response, responser, response time, response variable

Example sentences from the Web for responder

Not everyone was required to wear a mask in the early days of the pandemic, and that included emergency responders.
County Distributes COVID Patients’ Addresses to Police Agencies|Jesse Marx|January 21, 2021|Voice of San Diego
One way to do that is by placing a fun and engaging quiz on your most visited page and asking the responders to sign up before showing the results.
Six ways to steer marketing in the post-pandemic world|Evelyn Johnson|January 6, 2021|Search Engine Watch
Last year, Williams published a plan to revamp the city’s approach, including a proposal that would include not only mental health professionals but peer counselors as the primary responders.
It Wasn’t the First Time the NYPD Killed Someone in Crisis. For Kawaski Trawick, It Only Took 112 Seconds.|by Eric Umansky|December 4, 2020|ProPublica
While billions have flowed to hospitals and other parts of the health-care system, the nation’s ambulance and emergency responders have received only a tiny fraction of that funding.
Pandemic is pushing America’s 911 system to ‘breaking point,’ ambulance operators say|William Wan|December 3, 2020|Washington Post

Also in the show, our hosts reviewed intersections from survey responders and who thinks things are going in the right direction for the San Diego region.
VOSD Podcast: It’s Election Draft Day|Nate John|October 30, 2020|Voice of San Diego
One responder accused me of not even knowing what racism is.
What We Need Are Anti-Racists|Gene Robinson|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Social media have created a platform for every single American to become a “virtual first responder,” in word, donation, or deed.
Don’t Be a Tragedy Troll|Joshua DuBois|May 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A first responder pushed a wheelchair-bound woman to safety and then returned to the carnage.
Boston Marathon Explosions: The Heroes Who Responded to the Blasts|Nina Strochlic|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I am told that the first responder who found her looked into her eyes and told her ‘your parents love you.’
New Details Are Released About Contents of the Lanza House|Michael Daly|March 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“First of all, you are not going to die,” counseled the first responder, Calimhero.
Reddit Enlists 10,000 Volunteers to Prevent Suicides … They Hope|Jesse Singal|March 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Las terminaciones dichas de as, an, &c., sirven mejor para preguntar que para responder del tiempo pasado.
A Vocabulary or Phrase Book of the Mutsun Language, Spoken at the Mission of San Juan Bautista, Alta California|Father Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta
Y en lo demas que contiene la dicha consulta quedo mirando para responder ella.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3|Henry Charles Lea
Lowell and Depew are acknowledged as peers of any "toast-responder" or "after-dinner orator" the world has ever seen.
Toasts|William Pittenger
Hart could not tell whether the old woman was an active member or just a passive responder, but it did not matter.
The Junkmakers|Albert R. Teichner

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