Ma’anar ƙamus na “interviewer” mutum ne da ke yin hira, musamman wanda ya tattara bayanai daga wurin wani don bugawa ko watsawa. Mai yin hira yana da alhakin yin tambayoyi, sauraron martani, da tattara bayanai game da wani batu ko mutum. Manufar hirar na iya bambanta, kamar na rahoton labarai, tambayoyin aiki, bincike, ko nishaɗi. Matsayin mai tambayoyin shine sauƙaƙe tattaunawar da kuma ba da amsoshi masu ban sha'awa da ban sha'awa daga wanda aka tambayi.