<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person who responds or makes reply</li><li>Law: a defendant, especially in appellate and divorce proceedings</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>giving a response</li><li>answering</li><li>responsive</li><li>Law: being a respondent</li><li>Psychology: of or relating to behavior that occurs consistently in response to a particular stimulus</li><li>Obsolete: corresponding</li></ul>