Meanings
nouninterviewee (plural interviewees)
plural interviewees
- Someone being interviewed, i.e. the person answering the questions.
[…] a willing American interviewee describes how he wants his girlfriend to "reach for my [bleep]^([sic]) faster while giving me road head."
2015 February 26, Sophie Gilbert, “Soggy Bottoms and 'Sex Box': The Saucy State of TV's British Imports”, in The Atlantic1 more example
Both ‘no-op’ interviewees hold relatively stable identities as TG and offer interesting perspectives on trans repudiation from a TG standpoint.
2008, Christopher Shelley, “Introduction: Transpeople and the Problem of Re/Action”, in Transpeople: Repudiation, Trauma, Healing, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 12
Origin
Translations
Dutch geïnterviewde
- geïnterviewdeSomeone being interviewed
Finnish haastateltava, haastateltu
- haastateltavaSomeone being interviewed
- haastateltuSomeone being interviewed
Greek συνεντευξιαζόμενος, συνεντευξιαζόμενη
- συνεντευξιαζόμενος (synentefxiazómenos)Someone being interviewed
- συνεντευξιαζόμενη (synentefxiazómeni)Someone being interviewed
- συνεντευξιαζόμενο (synentefxiazómeno)Someone being interviewed
Hungarian interjúalany, meginterjúvolt személy
- interjúalanySomeone being interviewed
- meginterjúvolt személySomeone being interviewed
Icelandic viðmælandi
- viðmælandiSomeone being interviewed
Indonesian responden, terwawancara
- respondenSomeone being interviewed
- terwawancaraSomeone being interviewed
Italian intervistato, intervistata
- intervistatoSomeone being interviewed
- intervistataSomeone being interviewed
Norwegian intervjuobjekt
- intervjuobjektSomeone being interviewed
Polish ankietowany, ankietowana
- ankietowanySomeone being interviewed
- ankietowanaSomeone being interviewed
- respondentSomeone being interviewed
- respondentkaSomeone being interviewed
Portuguese entrevistado, entrevistada
- entrevistadoSomeone being interviewed
- entrevistadaSomeone being interviewed
Russian интервьюи́руемый, опра́шиваемый
- интервьюи́руемый (intervʹjuírujemyj)Someone being interviewed
- опра́шиваемый (oprášivajemyj)Someone being interviewed
Spanish entrevistado, entrevistada
- entrevistadoSomeone being interviewed
- entrevistadaSomeone being interviewed
Swedish intervjuobjekt
- intervjuobjektSomeone being interviewed
Ukrainian інтерв'юво́ваний, інтерв'юво́вана
- інтерв'юво́ваний (intervʺjuvóvanyj)Someone being interviewed
- інтерв'юво́вана (intervʺjuvóvana)Someone being interviewed
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
interviewee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interviewee
MLA
“interviewee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interviewee. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interviewee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interviewee.
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