interviewer
noun
in·ter·view·er
ˈin-tər-ˌvyü-ər 
plural interviewers
: a person who conducts an interview : one (such as a journalist or prospective employer) who obtains information from another by asking a series of questions
"I never thought I would live to see this day," John Lewis, King's former Selma ally, tells an NPR interviewer on the afternoon of my arrival.—
Dave Gardetta
Dave GardettaThe meeting with the interviewer had lasted 10 minutes. The man did not even open a folder in front of him to study Mr. Rucker's résumé.—Michael Luo
Michael LuoThe next evening, a Libyan state-TV crew came to film us. The segment, in which an interviewer asked us to describe the rebels—I said "happy," Manu said "stoned," and Jim said "ill-equipped"—never aired, probably because our black eyes and bruises wouldn't have played well.—Clare Morgana Gillis
Clare Morgana GillisExamples of interviewer in a Sentence
had no time for an interviewer who wanted to ask me about my phone service
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As a speaker and an interviewer, Klein is exceedingly intelligent, fluid, and, if not conflict-averse, exactly, then polite.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
This kind of arrangement builds in at least two or three levels of disconnect between the interviewer and interviewee.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
He has long been fascinated by the royal family, telling interviewers over the years how his mother loved Queen Elizabeth.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
This can help create a more level playing field for candidates while freeing up human interviewers to focus on deeper, more personalized evaluations.
—Aaron Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
This kind of arrangement builds in at least two or three levels of disconnect between the interviewer and interviewee.
—Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
He has long been fascinated by the royal family, telling interviewers over the years how his mother loved Queen Elizabeth.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
This can help create a more level playing field for candidates while freeing up human interviewers to focus on deeper, more personalized evaluations.
—Aaron Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for interviewer
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“Interviewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interviewer. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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