respondent
/ɹɪˈspɒndənt/rih-SPAHN-duhnt
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ɹɪˈspɑndənt/rih-SPAHN-duhnt
Meaningone who responds
Common meaning: a person who answers, e.g. a survey or a legal case
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- reagain; back
- spondto pledge, promiseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1745 · scan
- entadjective ending: being or doing
‘again’ + ‘to pledge, promise’ → respondent
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from respond + -ent.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), RESPOND, p.505 · scan
Roots
- spondeō, spopondī, spōnsum Latin “to pledge, promise”
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