as in inquirers
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 interviewers
Instead, organizations should determine whether interviewers need standardized questions or whether candidates should complete skills tests—while ensuring compliance with state laws governing pre-employment assessments.
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Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Bilingual interviewers began the interview in English and were instructed to follow the lead of the respondent in determining whether to conduct the survey in English or Spanish.
—New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
That includes nine data collection supervisors, 89 interviewers, five lead interviewers and one task manager.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
The men sit across virtual desks from virtual interviewers who are both easygoing and hard-nosed to give them the tools for finding employment once they are released.
—Haven Daley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
In later conversations with interviewers, the children claimed being touched inappropriately on set by Busfield in their private areas over their clothing, according to KOAT.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 10 Jan. 2026
The only people who were impressed were the older interviewers at the time who were interviewing us.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Many of the government’s critics were not shy in their remarks with our interviewers.
—Salma Al-Shami, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2025
The radical nature of the text has been lost on many interviewers.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
Bilingual interviewers began the interview in English and were instructed to follow the lead of the respondent in determining whether to conduct the survey in English or Spanish.
—New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
That includes nine data collection supervisors, 89 interviewers, five lead interviewers and one task manager.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
The men sit across virtual desks from virtual interviewers who are both easygoing and hard-nosed to give them the tools for finding employment once they are released.
—Haven Daley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
In later conversations with interviewers, the children claimed being touched inappropriately on set by Busfield in their private areas over their clothing, according to KOAT.
—Tanya Wildt, Freep.com, 10 Jan. 2026
The only people who were impressed were the older interviewers at the time who were interviewing us.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025
Many of the government’s critics were not shy in their remarks with our interviewers.
—Salma Al-Shami, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2025
The radical nature of the text has been lost on many interviewers.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interviewers
Noun
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The foundation and nonpartisan pollsters at the University of Chicago conduct the survey each year.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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At the center of it all in the Lone Star State were the always-enigmatic Latinx voters — whose voting patterns have long flummoxed pollsters.—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Late-stage polling showed just a 2-point margin between Van Epps and Behn, indicating that her strategy of grassroots organizing and activating canvassers and volunteers in neighborhoods and counties typically unreached during congressional elections moved the needle.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Dec. 2025
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The central question was where the canvassers lived during the petition drive, Wood said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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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
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While stars and filmmakers this season tried to cope candidly with questioners, their impact was nonetheless inhibited by the rigors of Oscar rules.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Interviewers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interviewers. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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