responder en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈspɑndɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ɹɪˈspɒndə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹəˈspɒndə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹɪˈspɔndə/ (Australia)
- /ɹəˈspɑndɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English respond Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English responder From respond + -er.
Meanings
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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:
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A person who responds to an emergency situation or other summons.
911 responders arrived at the scene within five minutes after the call.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| responders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hyperresponder · first responder · super-responder · transponder · nonresponder · non-responder · seroresponder · autoresponder