vastaaja

== Finnish == === Etymology === vastata (“to answer, respond”) +‎ -ja (“-er”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑːjɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ːjɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑstɑːjɑ Syllabification(key): vas‧taa‧ja Hyphenation(key): vas‧taa‧ja === Noun === vastaaja answerer, person who answers or responds respondent (person replying to a questionnaire) answering machine, voicemail Synonyms: puhelinvastaaja, vastaajapalvelu, puheposti (law) defendant Antonym: kantaja (in crime cases) the accused Synonym: syytetty (in divorce cases) respondent (tennis) receiver ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “vastaaja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023