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interviewee

[in-ter-vyoo-ee, in-ter-vyoo-ee] / ˈɪn tər vjuˌi, ˌɪn tər vjuˈi /
NOUN
one who is interviewed
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Odds swung whenever a new Bessent interviewee was revealed and whenever the president made an offhand comment on any potential nominee.

From Barron's Feb. 2, 2026

During the protest, Lemon said that he was not associated with the demonstrators, but was present as a member of the press after he followed an interviewee into the church.

From Salon Jan. 30, 2026

“I have no feelings either way,” he tells one irate interviewee.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

Her first interviewee stutters, “Uh, heaven, heaven is, uh, um, let me see.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2025

I was very confused about why the window was set up in such a way that the human connection was lost between the interviewer and the interviewee.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah

The interviewees cared little for the politicians they are paid to support.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

“Oh, I have a friend who does that,” “Oh, my cousin swears by it,” I began hearing from people as soon as I started looking for interviewees.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

"That became a habit, they're used to it," said one 29-year-old veteran of the capital's elite party scene, who like other interviewees requested anonymity for security reasons.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

A reassuring face on morning television in the US, Savannah Guthrie now finds herself at the same intersection of hope and dread that has defined many of her interviewees.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

He found it mildly interesting that almost all of the interviewees said that of all the places in the world, they—just like Lindsey Lee Wells—would want to stay in Gutshot.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green



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