interviewer
noun
in·ter·view·er
ˈin-tər-ˌvyü-ər 
plural interviewers
: a person who conducts an interview : one (such as a journalist or prospective employer) who obtains information from another by asking a series of questions
"I never thought I would live to see this day," John Lewis, King's former Selma ally, tells an NPR interviewer on the afternoon of my arrival.—
Dave Gardetta
Dave GardettaThe meeting with the interviewer had lasted 10 minutes. The man did not even open a folder in front of him to study Mr. Rucker's résumé.—Michael Luo
Michael LuoThe next evening, a Libyan state-TV crew came to film us. The segment, in which an interviewer asked us to describe the rebels—I said "happy," Manu said "stoned," and Jim said "ill-equipped"—never aired, probably because our black eyes and bruises wouldn't have played well.—Clare Morgana Gillis
Clare Morgana GillisExamples of interviewer in a Sentence
had no time for an interviewer who wanted to ask me about my phone service
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—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
His lips had turned blue, and his duty belt was on the baby changing station, the deputy said to interviewers.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
Many told interviewers that had already cut back and would like help to cut back more.
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—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
His lips had turned blue, and his duty belt was on the baby changing station, the deputy said to interviewers.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
Many told interviewers that had already cut back and would like help to cut back more.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
The Dexter star revealed the news in an interview with ScreenRant after the interviewer asked if any of the books in his home were the Harry Potter novels.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for interviewer
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“Interviewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interviewer. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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