Definitions for respondent

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respondent re·spond·ent

Spelling: [ri-spon-duh nt]

IPA: /rɪˈspɒn dənt/

Respondent is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 673 anagrams from letters in respondent (deennoprst).

Definitions for respondent

noun

1. a person who responds or makes reply.
2. Law. a defendant, especially in appellate and divorce proceedings.

adjective

1. giving a response; answering; responsive.
2. Law. being a respondent.
3. Psychology. of or relating to behavior that occurs consistently in response to a particular stimulus.
4. Obsolete. corresponding.

Origin of respondent

1520-30; Latin respondent- (stem of respondēns), present participle of respondēre. See respond, -ent

Examples for respondent

respondent's visage questionable, however,—too dirty, and too happy.

We find that the respondent has not been guilty of misconduct with Hadi Bey.

But rarely does it cover the respondent in even short-term glory.

The most obvious: no matter how charismatic a respondent may be, he or she is not the president.

Janet was the respondent, of course, Margaret listening in silence.

The more promising the respondent, the higher the expectations and the greater the potential for disappointment.

The petitioner's name was Peter Quilliam; the respondent——, the co respondent——.

We find that the respondent has not been guilty of misconduct with Aristide Dumeny.

The younger the respondent, the lower the support for whaling.

A respondent from New Mexico said he or she owns a “.22 pistol to shoot rattlesnakes only in my yard.”