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RESPONDENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who responds
Synonyms:
answerer; respondent; responder
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("respondent" is a kind of...):
communicator (a person who communicates with others)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "respondent"):
assenter (a person who assents)
equivocator; hedger; tergiversator (a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer)
interviewee (a person who is interviewed)
examinee; testee (someone who is tested (as by an intelligence test or an academic examination))
Derivation:
respond (show a response or a reaction to something)
respond (react verbally)
respondent (replying)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("respondent" is a kind of...):
co-defendant; codefendant (a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Replying
Example:
an answering smile
Synonyms:
answering; respondent
Classified under:
Similar:
responsive (readily reacting or replying to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion)
Derivation:
respond (show a response or a reaction to something)
respondent (someone who responds)
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