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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By a margin of 5 votes to 4, LeVota beat out more than a dozen applicants and eight other interviewees for interim county executive, including former County Legislator Dan Tarwater III and current legislative candidate Justice Horn. Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026 In the bonus content interviews, the interviewees sometimes tell the story behind their name signs, which adds to your understanding. Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026 Hopes are fading Italy’s Interior Ministry, which is responsible for immigration and citizenship, declined a request for comment on the issues raised by CNN’s interviewees. Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026 The question then becomes how difficult this new war with Hezbollah will be, a prospect that divided the interviewees. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2026 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 3 Apr. 2026.

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