Dictionary

examiner en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/

Etymology

Etymology tree English examine Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English examiner From examine + -er.

Meanings

1. A person who investigates someone or something.
   • Younger [Customs] examiners, who, perhaps, have not yet acquired the intuition resulting from years of experience, seem partly responsible for the closer examination of incoming luggage. Not only is this closer scrutiny arousing feelings of resentment among passengers, but it is causing serious delays in the departure of boat trains, many of which have been reaching their destinations two or three hours late. 1951 November, “Delays to Boat Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 719:
2. A person who sets an examination.
3. A person who marks an examination.

Forms

Deriveds

intraexaminer · external examiner · interexaminer · medical examiner · examinership · superexaminer · subexaminer · driving examiner

Relateds

cross-examiner

Translations (38)

fr examinateur (person who investigates someone or something) · af eksaminator (person who marks an examination) · el εξεταστής (person who investigates someone or something) · af eksaminator (person who investigates someone or something) · hi जाँचकर्ता (person who investigates someone or something) · ru ревизо́р (person who investigates someone or something) · cs zkoušející (person who investigates someone or something) · kk емтихан алушы (person who marks an examination) · da eksaminator (person who marks an examination) · ru иссле́дователь (person who investigates someone or something) · ru инспе́ктор (person who investigates someone or something) · nn sensor (person who marks an examination) · fr examinatrice (person who investigates someone or something) · hi परीक्षक (person who marks an examination) · nb sensor (person who marks an examination) · da censor (fremmed) (person who marks an examination) · de Prüfer (person who marks an examination) · la scrūtātor (person who investigates someone or something) · ga scrúdaitheoir (person who marks an examination) · da undersøger (person who investigates someone or something) · el εξετάστρια (person who investigates someone or something) · la inquīsītor (person who investigates someone or something) · ru экзамена́тор (person who marks an examination) · yue 考官 (person who marks an examination) · ky сынакчы (person who marks an examination) · sw mtahini (person who marks an examination) · cmn 調查員 /调查员 (person who investigates someone or something) · de Prüfer (person who investigates someone or something) · kk емтихан қабылдаушы (person who marks an examination) · te పరీక్షకుడు (person who investigates someone or something) · da sagsbehandler (person who investigates someone or something) · cmn 考官 (person who marks an examination) · es examinador (person who investigates someone or something) · fi arvostelija (person who marks an examination) · sw mtahini (person who investigates someone or something) · fi tutkija (person who investigates someone or something) · it esaminatore (person who investigates someone or something) · cmn 檢查員 /检查员 (person who investigates someone or something)