answerer

noun

Definition of answerernext
as in responder

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  1. responder
  2. replier
  3. respondent
Noun
  • Since then, Ledger, his parents, and his big brother Peyton, 16—along with no shortage of friends, neighbors, first-responder groups and other volunteers—have worked to make his vision a reality.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Abraham Zavala, a community activist and rapid responder, said that the ICE agents maced him and others in the crowd.
    — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of responder
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  • One replier even proposed taking women to the city dump to shoot rats.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of replier
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  • The university was named a respondent in the lawsuit, in part, to get those records.
    — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Every respondent wanted Project Rouge to continue beyond its first phase.
    — Joe Manok, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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