interviewer
n.the person who asks you questions during a meeting to see if you are right for a job. They also talk to famous people on TV or for news stories.
n.the person who conducts an interview by posing questions to a subject. Refers to the active participant in a structured dialogue, such as a job screening or a journalistic inquiry.
“The interviewer asks about my past work experience.”
“After the formal questions, the interviewer invited the candidate to ask about the company culture and benefits.”
“A skilled interviewer maintains a neutral stance while using open-ended questions to encourage the subject to provide more detailed and revealing responses than a simple yes or no.”
Commonly paired with 'job' or 'lead' to specify the context of the interaction.
Learners often confuse the event (interview) with the person conducting it (interviewer).
From interview + -er.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.