answering, respondent
(adjective) replying; āan answering glanceā; āan answering smileā
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
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.
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. rƩpondant.]
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
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
