A person who, or thing that, answers or responds.

plural of answerer

The state or quality of being answerable.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see answer, for. / (transitive, intransitive) To be held responsible for; to take the blame for something. / (transitive) To guarantee.

plural of answerability

The state of being answerable.

present participle of answer for

simple past tense and past participle of answer for

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of answer for

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see answer, to. / To be accountable or responsible to; to account to; to report to. / To justify oneself to (someone). (usually with have to)