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Adjective respondent has 1 sense

answering, respondent - replying; "an answering glance"; "an answering smile"
Antonym: unresponsive (indirect, via responsive)

Noun respondent has 2 senses

respondent - the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent
--₁ is a kind of codefendant, co-defendant
respondent, responder, answerer - someone who responds
--₂ is a kind of communicator
--₂ has particulars: hedger, equivocator; interviewee; testee, examinee
Derived forms: verb respond₂, verb respond₁