Interviewer Meaning
/ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who interviews.
Sentence Examples
The interviewer introduces the topic of the interview.
The interviewer identifies his interviewees.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The HR representative conducted the interview, so the ____ was the one asking the questions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ was impressed by his confidence and his clear explanation of his previous projects.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English interview Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English interviewer From interview + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"“I don't consider myself a nebbish,” Woody told interviewers early in his career, “but everyone else does.”"
— 2001, Foster Hirsh, quoting Woody Allen, Love, Sex, Death, and the Meaning of Life: The Films of Woody Allen:
""I am glad to know you preserve that old signal box at the top of the incline. Is it not the oldest in Scotland?" an interviewer asks John Conacher, General Manager of the North British Railway, in 1898."
— 2021 November 3, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Boxes with functions across the centuries”, in RAIL, number 943, page 54:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The HR representative conducted the interview, so the ____ was the one asking the questions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ was impressed by his confidence and his clear explanation of his previous projects.