respondent
Noun · AdjectiveOpen English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondentType of codefendant, co-defendant
- someone who respondsSynonyms: responderanswererType of communicatorKinds assenter, hedger, testee, interviewee
Adjective (1)
- replying“an answering glance”“an answering smile”Synonyms: answeringOpposite unresponsiveSimilar responsive
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Re·spond′ent (-ent), adjective
Origin: L. respondens, p. pr. of respondere.
Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.
Wealth respondent to payment and contributions.— Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon
Re·spond′ent noun
Origin: Cf. F. répondant.
One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant. Specifically: (a) Law One who answers in certain suits or proceedings, generally those which are not according to the course of the common law, as in equity and admiralty causes, in petitions for partition, and the like; — distinquished from appellant. (b) One who maintains a thesis in reply, and whose province it is to refute objections, or overthrow arguments; — distinguished from opponent. Isaac Watts
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54