interviewer

[ in-ter-vyoo-er ]

noun

1. a person who interviews.
2. a peephole in an entrance door.

Word History and Origins

Origin of interviewer¹

First recorded in 1865–70; interview + -er ¹

Example Sentences

"Maybe I’m just not meant to be famous – I’m crashing and burning and behaving erratically," she told interviewer Amel Mukhtar.

From BBC

Her interviewer tries to reassure her.

From Salon

Laura Woods made her name on TalkSport, receiving plaudits for her relatable style as a host and interviewer.

From BBC

At Amazon’s studios, she sits in a bouclé armchair on her podcast set, dressed like a demure interviewer: patent leather loafers, cuffed jeans, a sweater set, a string of pearls.

From Los Angeles Times

One showed a video of Harris from her days as attorney general of California, telling an interviewer she supported giving access to gender-reassignment surgery to prison inmates, saying “every transgender inmate would have access.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• interrogator
• reporter