interviewee
noun
in·ter·view·ee
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Definition of interviewee
: one who is interviewed
Examples of interviewee in a Sentence
He asked the interviewee some very personal questions.
Recent Examples on the Web
Neil has a reputation for cross-examining all of his interviewees (regardless of their politics) in the manner of a criminal prosecutor. — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, "How to Be a Popular Pundit," 21 Aug. 2019 Kyl and his team summarized the interviewees' concerns into six categories: content distribution and algorithms; content policies; content enforcement; ad policies; ad enforcement; workforce viewpoint diversity. — Kerry Flynn, CNN, "Facebook reveals policy changes to eliminate anti-conservative bias," 20 Aug. 2019 The interviewees and their family members have to walk more than ten minutes to a Publix supermarket and use a bathroom there. — Ken Silverstein, The New Republic, "Shock Corridor," 19 Aug. 2019 Ask about which coach made the better boss and who was the more engaging interviewee and both laugh. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Aztecs’ Rocky Long, Brady Hoke began partnership in college football basement," 9 Aug. 2019 Hydra, as some interviewees who survived the experience describe it, was paradisal and sybaritic, a placid, seething haven for artists. — Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, "Doc Talk: Endless love, film school confidential, kind of a drag," 3 July 2019 The original headline of this piece mis-characterized the interviewee's point. — The Christian Science Monitor, "Corrections," 4 Mar. 2019 This helps ensure the information is correct because transcripts can be sent to interviewees for fact-checking. — The Seattle Times, "Create an oral history to share your family’s experience," 23 Oct. 2018 Bosch keeps swinging back to Petitet and others via talking heads of a range of interviewee participants who offer a kind of running commentary on the developing story. — Jonathan Holland, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Petitet': Film Review," 11 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'interviewee.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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interviewee
noun
English Language Learners Definition of interviewee
: a person who is interviewed
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