interviewee

noun

in·​ter·​view·​ee ˌin-tər-(ˌ)vyü-ˈē How to pronounce interviewee (audio)
Synonyms of intervieweenext
: one who is interviewed

Examples of interviewee in a Sentence

He asked the interviewee some very personal questions.
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Some allow interviewees to see the questions in advance, or offer walk-throughs of the office before an interview to reduce anxiety, Bruyère said. Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 22 Dec. 2025 In Muslim villages, Sacco’s interviewees tell him that only women and children threw stones; among the Jats, the party line is that no Muslim laborers were killed, and everyone left peacefully on their own. Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025 Even Jewish interviewees who recalled fearful encounters with Bundists during that period tended to minimize the threat in retrospect. Arlene Stein, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025 The lineup of interviewees represents a litany of genres and eras of music, from the Indiana Avenue jazz scene that thrived in the mid-20th Century to the garage rock bands that sprang up during the ‘60s and ‘70s. Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interviewee

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of interviewee was in 1884

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“Interviewee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interviewee. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.

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