responder

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Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈspɒndə/

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/ɹɪˈspɒndə/ · /ɹəˈspɒndə/ · /ɹɪˈspɑndɚ/ · /ɹəˈspɑndɚ/ · /ɹɪˈspɔndə/

Definition of responder

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

One who responds.

“As Levinson (1983: 334) points out, signs of dispreference in turn taking include: (a) Delays: notably a pause, or a time gap, before the responder replies to the preceding turn […]”

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noun

One who responds.

“As Levinson (1983: 334) points out, signs of dispreference in turn taking include: (a) Delays: notably a pause, or a time gap, before the responder replies to the preceding turn […]”
A person who responds to an emergency situation or other summons.

“911 responders arrived at the scene within five minutes after the call.”

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From respond + -er.

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