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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Speaking with Variety ahead of the festival, the filmmaker recalls first seeing Mailin crying on television as the interviewer asked her intrusive details about her abuse at the hands of her local priest and family friend Carlos Eduardo José.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
When interviewer Mark Savage responded with surprise that the ladies had already faced such intense negativity so early on in their careers, member Sophia Laforteza confirmed that even their families and friends have had to put up with online hate and attacks.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
But the subject matter offers plenty of grist for the mill for an interviewer.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Another pet owner who did right by her pet was the comedian, producer and red carpet interviewer Joan Rivers.
—Allison Anna Tait, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
When interviewer Mark Savage responded with surprise that the ladies had already faced such intense negativity so early on in their careers, member Sophia Laforteza confirmed that even their families and friends have had to put up with online hate and attacks.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Nov. 2025
But the subject matter offers plenty of grist for the mill for an interviewer.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Another pet owner who did right by her pet was the comedian, producer and red carpet interviewer Joan Rivers.
—Allison Anna Tait, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 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 18 Nov. 2025.
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