interviewee

interviewee
interviewee in‧ter‧view‧ee [ˌɪntəvjuˈiː ǁ -tər-] noun [countable]
the person who is asked questions in an interview:

• Provide the interviewee with a written job description.

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interviewee UK US /ˌɪntəvjuˈiː/ noun [C]
► HR, WORKPLACE a person who answers questions in an interview to see whether they are suitable for a job or course: »

The right questions will enable you to discover whether the interviewee has all the necessary qualities for the job.

► MARKETING a person who answers questions in an interview about a product or service, to find out what they think about it: »

The first interviewee was a single male with no children.

► COMMUNICATIONS a person who is asked questions in an interview for a newspaper article, television show, etc.: »

In general, actors are the most difficult interviewees.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • interviewee — n. a person who is interviewed. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • interviewee — 1884, from INTERVIEW (Cf. interview) (v.) + EE (Cf. ee) …   Etymology dictionary

  • interviewée — ● interviewé, interviewée adjectif et nom Se dit d une personne qui est interviewée …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • interviewee — UK [ˌɪntə(r)vjuːˈiː] / US [ˌɪntərvjuˈɪ] noun [countable] Word forms interviewee : singular interviewee plural interviewees someone who is being interviewed …   English dictionary

  • interviewee — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)vjui͟ː[/t]] interviewees N COUNT An interviewee is a person who is being interviewed …   English dictionary

  • interviewee — /ˌɪntəvju: i:/ noun the person who is being interviewed ● The interviewer did everything to put the interviewee at ease. ● The interviewees were all nervous as they waited to be called into the interview room …   Marketing dictionary in english

  • interviewee — interview ► NOUN 1) an occasion on which a journalist or broadcaster puts a series of questions to a person of public interest. 2) an oral examination of an applicant for a job or college place. 3) a session of formal questioning of a person by… …   English terms dictionary

  • interviewee — noun Date: 1884 one who is interviewed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • interviewee — /in teuhr vyooh ee , in teuhr vyooh ee /, n. a person who is interviewed. [1880 85; INTERVIEW + EE] * * * …   Universalium

  • interviewee — noun Someone being interviewed; the recipient of an interview; usually, the one answering the questions …   Wiktionary

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