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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The interviews are recorded in private sessions with only the interviewer and interviewee present, and the footage is kept confidential until after the participant’s passing.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Investigators are working to catalog evidence from the ruins of the church and interviewing dozens of victims and witnesses, with the help of victim specialists, child advocates, forensic interviewers and local partners, according to FBI acting special agent in charge Reuben Coleman.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Respondents were reached by cell phone or landline using live interviewers and by text or online, in English and in Spanish.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
There’s a lot of interview shows and interviewers in this space now.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Investigators are working to catalog evidence from the ruins of the church and interviewing dozens of victims and witnesses, with the help of victim specialists, child advocates, forensic interviewers and local partners, according to FBI acting special agent in charge Reuben Coleman.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Respondents were reached by cell phone or landline using live interviewers and by text or online, in English and in Spanish.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
There’s a lot of interview shows and interviewers in this space now.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 30 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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