as in inquirer
a person who goes around and approaches people with a request for opinions or information
had no time for an interviewer who wanted to ask me about my phone service
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Recent Examples of interviewer
The interviewer quickly changed the subject, bankruptcy still looming in the air.
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Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
Speaking to the interviewer and appearing to be blinded by the bright spotlights, Denton began blinking in a seemingly random manner.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
The interviewer is an unnamed writer in early middle age, the usual Lerner proxy.
—Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
But the interviewer didn’t stop there.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026
Speaking to the interviewer and appearing to be blinded by the bright spotlights, Denton began blinking in a seemingly random manner.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
The interviewer is an unnamed writer in early middle age, the usual Lerner proxy.
—Giles Harvey, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
But the interviewer didn’t stop there.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for interviewer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interviewer
Noun
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One of the nine important roles during your career cycle is being an inquirer.—
Rodney C. Adkins,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Since Cohn had signed the letter asking for retraction, the lead inquirer did not report to him.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Mueller repeatedly referred questioners back to the text of his report, apparently unwilling—or unable—to add any words of his own.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Several questioners pressed Steyer on his positions on Israel’s actions in Palestine and asked him to work to divest state entities from Israeli companies.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Democratic pollster Paul Mitchell had previously predicted a slight chance that the splintered field of candidates could keep Democrats from finishing first or second in the June 2 primary and leading to a runoff between Hilton and Bianco.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Republican pollster Brent Buchanan said his polling firm Cygnal has been tracking Catholic voters since the 2022 midterms.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Interviewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interviewer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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