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Received-Pronunciation:
/ɹɪˈspɒn.dənt/
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Received-Pronunciation:
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/ɹɪˈspɔn.dənt/
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/ɹɪˈspɑn.dənt/
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[ɹɪˈspɑn.dənt] ~ [ɹɪˈspɑn.dn̩t]
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CMU ARPABET:
R IH0 S P AA1 N D AH0 N T
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Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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One who responds; one who replies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A defendant, especially in a case instituted by a petition or in appellate and divorce proceedings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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A person replying to a questionnaire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
replying
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an answering glance an answering smile
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: answering
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someone who responds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: responder, answerer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: communicator
Narrower terms: assenter, hedger, equivocator, tergiversator, interviewee, testee, examinee
the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: codefendant, co-defendant
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Across languages
Translations 38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin :
應答的 /应答的
(yìngdá de)
— disposed or expected to respond
Finnish :
vastaava
— disposed or expected to respond
Bulgarian :
отгова́рящ
(otgovárjašt)
— one who responds; one who replies
Chinese Mandarin :
應答者 /应答者
(yìngdá zhě)
— one who responds; one who replies
Finnish :
vastaaja
— one who responds; one who replies
Italian :
rispondente
— one who responds; one who replies
Kazakh :
сұхбаткер
(sūxbatker)
— one who responds; one who replies
Northern Kurdish :
bersivdêr
— one who responds; one who replies
Māori :
kaiwhakautu
— one who responds; one who replies
Russian :
отвеча́ющий
(otvečájuščij)
— one who responds; one who replies
Slovene :
respondent
— one who responds; one who replies
Slovene :
respondentka
— one who responds; one who replies
Bulgarian :
отве́тник
(otvétnik)
— defendant
Chinese Mandarin :
被申請人 /被申请人
— defendant
Chinese Mandarin :
答辯人 /答辩人
— defendant
Chinese Mandarin :
被告
(bèigào)
— defendant
Finnish :
vastaaja
— defendant
Kazakh :
сұхбаткер
(sūxbatker)
— defendant
Polish :
pozwany
— defendant
Polish :
pozwana
— defendant
Russian :
отве́тчик
(otvétčik)
— defendant
Russian :
отве́тчица
(otvétčica)
— defendant
Swedish :
svarande
— defendant
Chinese Mandarin :
受訪者 /受访者
(shòufǎngzhě)
— person replying to a questionnaire
Czech :
dotázaný
— person replying to a questionnaire
Danish :
svarperson
— person replying to a questionnaire
Finnish :
vastaaja
— person replying to a questionnaire
Indonesian :
responden
— person replying to a questionnaire
Italian :
rispondente
— person replying to a questionnaire
Polish :
ankietowany
— person replying to a questionnaire
Polish :
ankietowana
— person replying to a questionnaire
Polish :
respondent
— person replying to a questionnaire
Polish :
respondentka
— person replying to a questionnaire
Russian :
респонде́нт
(respondént)
— person replying to a questionnaire
Russian :
респонде́нтка
(respondéntka)
— person replying to a questionnaire
Slovene :
anketiranec
— person replying to a questionnaire
Slovene :
anketiranka
— person replying to a questionnaire
Swedish :
svarande
— person replying to a questionnaire
