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    RESPONDENT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Someone who respondsplay

    Synonyms:

    answerer; respondent; responder

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    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 corespondentplay

    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:

    Replyingplay

    Example:

    an answering smile

    Synonyms:

    answering; respondent

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    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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