INVESTIGATOR

detective, investigator, tec, police detective

(noun) a police officer who investigates crimes

investigator

(noun) someone who investigates

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

investigator (plural investigators)

One who investigates.

Hyponyms

• principal investigator

Source: Wiktionary


In*ves"ti*ga`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. investigateur.]

Definition: One who searches diligently into a subject.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 September 2024

CLEAN

(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; “he landed a clean left on his opponent’s cheek”; “a clean throw”; “the neat exactness of the surgeon’s knife”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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