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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Most of our interviewees agreed that criminalization alone wouldn’t solve the opioid epidemic. Katherine Lemasters, The Conversation, 13 June 2025 Some of our interviewees were willing to speak publicly, while others did so on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships. Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 June 2025 Among the interviewees is cultural commentator Naomi Klein, who explains how WikiLeaks grew out of an early, more idealistic incarnation of the internet, prior to the rise of social media, in which its primary purpose was to make information available to all, for free. Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 May 2025 Keynote interviews are all about getting the best stories out of the interviewee. Jane Hanson, Forbes.com, 15 May 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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