RESPONDENT

answering, respondent

(adjective) replying; “an answering glance”; “an answering smile”

respondent, responder, answerer

(noun) someone who responds

respondent

(noun) the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

respondent (plural respondents)

One who responds; one who replies.

(law) A defendant, especially in a case instituted by a petition or in appellate and divorce proceedings.

A person replying to a questionnaire.

Adjective

respondent (comparative more respondent, superlative most respondent)

Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.

Source: Wiktionary

Re*spond"ent (-ent), a. Etym: [L. respondens, p. pr. of respondere.]

Definition: Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding. Wealth respondent to payment and contributions. Bacon.

Re*spond"ent, n. Etym: [Cf. F. répondant.]

Definition: 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. I. Watts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition