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interviewer

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪntəvjuːə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 N T ER0 V Y UW2 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who interviews.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person who conducts an interview

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inquirer, enquirer, questioner, querier, asker

History

Etymology

From interview + -er.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: intervistues — one who interviews
  • Albanian: intervistuese — one who interviews
  • Asturian: entrevistador — one who interviews
  • Catalan: entrevistador — one who interviews
  • Chinese Mandarin: 訪問者 /访问者 (fǎngwènzhě) — one who interviews
  • Dutch: interviewer — one who interviews
  • Dutch: interviewster — one who interviews
  • Esperanto: intervjuisto — one who interviews
  • Finnish: haastattelija — one who interviews
  • French: intervieweur — one who interviews
  • French: intervieweuse — one who interviews
  • Galician: entrevistador — one who interviews
  • Galician: entrevistadora — one who interviews
  • German: Befrager — one who interviews
  • German: Befragerin — one who interviews
  • German: Interviewer — one who interviews
  • German: Interviewerin — one who interviews
  • Icelandic: spyrill — one who interviews
  • Icelandic: spyrjandi — one who interviews
  • Ido: interviuvanto — one who interviews
  • Italian: intervistatore — one who interviews
  • Italian: intervistatrice — one who interviews
  • Japanese: インタビュアー (intabyuā) — one who interviews
  • Japanese: 会見者 (kakkensha) — one who interviews
  • Korean: 면접관 (myeonjeopgwan) — one who interviews
  • Kyrgyz: маекчи (mayekci) — one who interviews
  • Macedonian: интервју́ер (intervjúer) — one who interviews
  • Macedonian: интервју́ерка (intervjúerka) — one who interviews
  • Malay: penemu duga — one who interviews
  • Manx: co-akiner — one who interviews
  • Māori: kaipatapatai — one who interviews
  • Māori: kaiuiui — one who interviews
  • Polish: przeprowadzający wywiad — one who interviews
  • Polish: przeprowadzająca wywiad — one who interviews
  • Portuguese: entrevistador — one who interviews
  • Portuguese: entrevistadora — one who interviews
  • Russian: интервью́ер (intɛrvʹjújer) — one who interviews
  • Russian: опра́шивающий (oprášivajuščij) — one who interviews
  • Spanish: entrevistador — one who interviews
  • Spanish: entrevistadora — one who interviews
  • Turkish: röportajcı — one who interviews
  • Ukrainian: інтерв'юе́р (intervʺjuér) — one who interviews
  • Ukrainian: інтерв'юе́рка (intervʺjuérka) — one who interviews
  • Ukrainian: інтерв'ює́р (intervʺjujér) — one who interviews
  • Ukrainian: інтерв'ює́рка (intervʺjujérka) — one who interviews
  • Volapük: bespikan — one who interviews
  • Volapük: hibespikan — one who interviews
  • Volapük: jibespikan — one who interviews
  • Welsh: cyfwelydd — one who interviews