interviewee

noun

in·​ter·​view·​ee ˌin-tər-(ˌ)vyü-ˈē 

: one who is interviewed

Examples of interviewee in a Sentence

He asked the interviewee some very personal questions.

Recent Examples on the Web

First, movies are workplaces, and Nirenberg’s interviewees reveal the stressful negotiations involved in the daily life of filmmaking—not only with executives and producers but also with directors, who, though employed by those very same businesspeople, are also the immediate bosses of the crew. —Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026

By a margin of 5 votes to 4, LeVota beat out more than a dozen applicants and eight other interviewees for interim county executive, including former County Legislator Dan Tarwater III and current legislative candidate Justice Horn. —Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026

In the bonus content interviews, the interviewees sometimes tell the story behind their name signs, which adds to your understanding. —Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026

Hopes are fading Italy’s Interior Ministry, which is responsible for immigration and citizenship, declined a request for comment on the issues raised by CNN’s interviewees. —Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interviewee

• abc
• absentee
• addressee
• adoptee
• agouti
• allottee
• amphorae
• amputee
• apc
• apogee
• appointee
• assessee