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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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The surprise star of the film is John Waters, a very funny interviewee whose close friendship with Oliver had a sort of opposites-attract logic: The pope of trash meets the poet of nature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025

In contrast, “romance never worked in her life,” as one interviewee in the film says.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2025

“The first interviewee is... eager to tell her story.”

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

Baron Cohen has in the past suggested that his character had a knack for pushing powerful interviewees into uncomfortable territory by playing with biases and expectations.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

But Louise Rudd, a senior adviser at the workplace advice and conciliation service Acas, says there are no regulations that prevent employers from asking interviewees about their current salary, or their salary expectations.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The interviewees who didn’t want to be filmed are played by actors, including executive producer Emma Thompson wedged between an undercarriage and pavement as the unidentified van protester.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

One of the best interviewees throughout the book is former speechwriter and current Journal columnist William McGurn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 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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