answerer

noun

Definition of answerernext
as in responder

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  1. responder
  2. replier
  3. respondent
Noun
  • The call ends abruptly, but the responder sends police officers to the woman’s location.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Still, co-responder teams have been found to reduce emergency-room trips.
    — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of responder
Noun
  • One replier even proposed taking women to the city dump to shoot rats.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of replier
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  • Any survey respondent can volunteer for the advisory committee.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The options for the gender that the respondent currently identifies with that differs from that registered at birth are man, woman, nonbinary, prefer not to answer or another term that the respondent can provide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of respondent
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“Answerer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/answerer. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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