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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The ‘lucky’ question Jeff Bezos always asked interviewees at Amazon Attitude has long been as important as aptitude at Amazon. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025 In that regard, her journalism was well removed from the kind of journalism-as-PR that exists so much today — even with all the fruit baskets her assistants would send the assistants of potential interviewees to cajole them into setting up a sit-down. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 12 June 2025 Many of Uberoi’s interviewees contrasted dancing in church with going out to pubs or nightclubs. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2025 Harris's impressive roster of interviewees includes renowned CEOs, celebrity-entrepreneurs, trailblazing startup founders, and medical leaders shaping the future of longevity medicine, aesthetics, biohacking, and mental health. Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 27 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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