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
Our flustered narrator attempts to defend himself on the grounds of sketchy reporting ethics—don’t some interviewers take notes and extrapolate later?
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Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Camerota is likely to prove an empathetic interviewer.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Since then, Theroux’s body of work has gained a wider, younger audience who appreciate him as a uniquely empathetic interviewer capable of disarming subjects who others can’t crack.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
While the interviewer posited that Alex was hurt by Hagar writing about Eddie's personal struggles in his own memoir, the Red Rocker disagreed.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Camerota is likely to prove an empathetic interviewer.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Since then, Theroux’s body of work has gained a wider, younger audience who appreciate him as a uniquely empathetic interviewer capable of disarming subjects who others can’t crack.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Mar. 2026
While the interviewer posited that Alex was hurt by Hagar writing about Eddie's personal struggles in his own memoir, the Red Rocker disagreed.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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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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Yet none of them have made gains since the winter, leading pollsters sympathetic to Democrats to warn last month that there was a 20% chance that voters would see a Hilton-Bianco race come fall.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Potentially losing support from a large chunk of voters within the city of Los Angeles, who many say are more likely to vote for tax increases then voters in the county as a whole, could portend a negative outcome for the measure, pollsters and others pundits say.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Interviewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interviewer. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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