as in inquirer
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information
had no time for an interviewer who wanted to ask me about my phone service
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Recent Examples of interviewer
Rihanna turns to the camera once an interviewer starts asking about her night, as Rocky — seen over her shoulder — and the woman continue talking.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
It was conducted by phone using live interviewers, by text, or online.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 6 May 2026
However, it should be noted the report didn’t provide data to compare against human interviewers, who have also been known to go dark on applicants.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 May 2026
The interviewer, Irma Kurtz, wasn’t impressed.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
It was conducted by phone using live interviewers, by text, or online.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 6 May 2026
However, it should be noted the report didn’t provide data to compare against human interviewers, who have also been known to go dark on applicants.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 May 2026
The interviewer, Irma Kurtz, wasn’t impressed.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interviewer
Noun
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One of the nine important roles during your career cycle is being an inquirer.—
Rodney C. Adkins,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Since Cohn had signed the letter asking for retraction, the lead inquirer did not report to him.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Mueller repeatedly referred questioners back to the text of his report, apparently unwilling—or unable—to add any words of his own.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Several questioners pressed Steyer on his positions on Israel’s actions in Palestine and asked him to work to divest state entities from Israeli companies.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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His podcast with son, managing partner, and pollster Jeremy Zogby, can be heard here.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
15 May 2026
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While incumbent governments often struggle in mid-term elections, pollsters forecast that Labour could lose the most council seats since Conservative former Prime Minister John Major lost more than 2,000 in 1995, when his government was mired in endless corruption scandals.—
Andrew MacAskill,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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“Interviewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interviewer. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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