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DictionaryrespondentPerson answering
noun

respondent

rih-SPAHN-dunt/rɪˈspɑːndənt/

Someone who provides or must provide an answer.

Each respondent answers the survey questions without giving a name.

Survey participant supplies answers.
Etymology
reLatinback
+spondLatinto pledge
+entLatinone who does

“Pledging back” underlies the broader idea of answering. The participial form identifies the person doing the answering, whether to a lawsuit, survey, or other request.

In context

Research With Fawad0:21
you could see if the respondent dropped out of the survey and stopped answering the question
13. SPSS Classroom - Assess Respondent Misconduct in Survey Research

More examples

  • Most respondents say they prefer the new bus schedule.
  • The interviewer asks the respondent to explain her answer.
  • The respondent has thirty days to answer the petition.

Forms

respondent · respondents

respond verb — To give an answer or reaction.

response noun — An answer to a question or request.

Similar words

interviewee
Specifically answers an interviewer's questions, rather than any general inquiry.
defendant
Answers a lawsuit or criminal charge, not necessarily an appeal.