Middle English rejoiner, from Anglo-French rejoinder, from rejoinder, verb
noun
the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication
reply; specifically : an answer to a reply
answerresponsereplyrejoinderretort mean something spoken, written, or done in return. answer implies the satisfying of a question, demand, call, or need. response may imply a quick or spontaneous reaction to a person or thing that serves as a stimulus.