interviewee

noun

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

Examples of interviewee in a Sentence

He asked the interviewee some very personal questions.
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Too many companies overlook their own platforms when searching for ICP interviewees. Noa Eshed, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 The remarkable thing for me is the level of coherence and alignment among the views of the first three interviewees, despite their different backgrounds and focus areas: roboticist Rodney Brooks; neuroscientist David Eagleman; and AI innovator Yann LeCun. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 Sachs and her interviewees suggest that the young generation gets their information mostly online and is influenced by misinformation as well as news sources controlled by adversarial nations. Alissa Simon, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025 Norris isn’t a typical interviewee (at least for a reporter who primarily covers politics). Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 7 Mar. 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 29 Apr. 2025.

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