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respondent

respondent

93 3.7
A person who answers questions in a survey or interview
  • noun
  • /rɪˈspɒndənt/
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  • One survey question asked about the amount of time respondents currently spent thinking about the CSB.
  • survey respondents
  • percent of respondents
  • majority of respondents

That demand for firearms forces each individual respondent to put himself into one of two groups.

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Examples

  • The results indicate that many of the respondents used an empowerment-oriented approach to management.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The final question on the survey was optional, thus not all respondents provided comments.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I find in favor of the respondent.

  • Is the respondent, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, guilty or not guilty?

  • The Constitution does not require the presence of the respondent.

  • Your Honor, the respondent is charged with a crime she allegedly committed, when she was 15.

  • One survey respondent who is a teacher or head teacher said teaching assistants are one of the most important resources in my school.

  • According to the data of the present study, over 98 percent of respondents identified themselves as Catholics.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Over 10,000 students, including respondents from inner-city and suburban schools, have completed several polls.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In the recent court case, the respondent provided compelling evidence to support their defense.

Synonyms

responder
vsrespondent
72 3.0

A person who answers questions or reacts to events

focuses more on surveyed or legal answers rather than reactive roles
answerer
vsrespondent
1 4.0

A person who replies to a question or request

is more formal and emphasizes legal or survey reply roles
resp.
vsrespondent
  • Formal
9.9

The person who answers a legal claim or appeal

is the full noun used widely for survey replies and court answers
replier
vsrespondent
2.3

A person who answers messages or comments

is broader, covering replies in formal surveys and court settings

How Opinionated

troll
  • Offensive
129 6.4
critic
314 3.2
commenter
  • Texting
126 2.8
respondent
93 3.7
reader
679 1.0

Surface Forms

respondent singular
respondents plural

Morphology

respondent = respond (transparent) = respond + ent

The noun is a regular formation meaning 'one who responds' derived from the verb 'respond' plus the agentive/adjectival suffix '-ent', so the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Respondent is made from the common verb respond (from Latin respondere, 'to answer') and the ending -ent, which means 'one who'. So a respondent is literally 'one who answers', which fits a person who replies to a survey or speaks in a court case.