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responder

Syllables: re·spond·er/ɹɪˈspɒndə/US/ɹɪˈspɑndɚ/

responder noun: one who responds.

Noun

responder (plural responders)

  1. 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 […]2014, Geoffrey N. Leech, The Pragmatics of Politeness, page 31
  2. A person who responds to an emergency situation or other summons.
    • 911 responders arrived at the scene within five minutes after the call.

responder meaning in Kannada

responder in Kannada

ಮರುಪ್ರೇಷಕ, ಪ್ರತಿಪ್ರೇಷಕ

Forms of responder

pluralresponders

Origin of responder

From respond + -er.

Words formed from responder

Questions about responder

What does responder mean?
Responder means one who responds.
What is responder in Kannada?
Responder in Kannada is ಮರುಪ್ರೇಷಕ, ಪ್ರತಿಪ್ರೇಷಕ. See Responder meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is responder?
Responder is a noun.
How do you pronounce responder?
Responder is pronounced /ɹɪˈspɒndə/ (UK).
What is the plural of responder?
The plural of responder is responders.

Words near responder in the dictionary

  1. respondency
  2. respondent
  3. respondentia
  4. respondentias
  5. respondents
  6. responder
  7. responders
  8. respondest
  9. respondeth
  10. responding
  11. responding variable

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