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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At the time Ride and O’Shaughnessy’s love affair began, Ride was married to Challenger classmate Steven Hawley, who appears among the interviewees. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025 The software asks questions based on job descriptions for specific roles and then gives the interviewee feedback based on their answer and resume. Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 Huang was the only interviewee at the event who phoned in from outside the country. Zeyi Yang, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024 So is the love for the person that many of the interviewees here reminisce about. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 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 16 Feb. 2025.

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