noun
interviewer
IHN-tuhv-yoo-uh
noun
1
A person who asks the questions in an interview.
"The interviewer asked pointed questions about the scandal."
How to Use Interviewer
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe person doing the questioning, as opposed to the interviewee, who answers.
Easily confused with
interviewee
Word Forms
interviewers plural
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Etymology
From interview plus the agent suffix -er.