investigator en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.tʰəː] (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.tʰɚ] ~ [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.tʰɹ̩] without t-flapping
- /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.təː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.ɾɚ] ~ [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.ɾɹ̩] t-flapping
- /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.ɾɚ/ t-flapping
- /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.tɚ/ without t-flapping
Etymology
Attested in the mid‐16th century; from Latin investigator, from investigare, equivalent to investigate + -or.
Meanings
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One who investigates.
Over the past year, Hur was tasked with investigating classified documents found at Biden’s home and private office from his time as vice president. Hur was seen as a meticulous investigator during the probe, sources told CNN.
2024 March 11, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand and Paula Reid, “Capitol Hill hearing puts Robert Hur, investigator behind Biden classified documents probe, back in the spotlight”, in CNN:That the Oath Keepers recording went uninvestigated by the FBI until after January 6 is an “additional piece of information that congressional investigators in particular on the January 6th committee and the other Homeland Security committees should be looking at to determine whether or not the FBI and other law enforcement organizations were doing enough on the prevention side,” Cordero told CNN’s Ana Cabrera on Tuesday.
2022 October 4, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, “Secret recording played at trial shows Oath Keepers allegedly planning for violence in DC”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| investigators | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
investigatress · investigatorial · principal investigator · cyberinvestigator · subinvestigator · private investigator · coinvestigator · transvestigator
Hyponyms
Relateds
reinvestigator · investigatrix
Synonyms
private eye · indagator · sleuth · dick · detective · gumshoe · Inv.
Translations (118)
fi selvittäjä (one who investigates) · lt tardytojas (one who investigates) · ro investigator (one who investigates) · fi tutkija (one who investigates) · it investigatore (one who investigates) · ar مُفَتِّشَة (one who investigates) · tk derňewçi (one who investigates) · ga fiosraitheoir (one who investigates) · ru рассле́довательница (one who investigates) · hy ուսումնասիրող (one who investigates) · be сле́дчая (one who investigates) · ru сле́довательница (one who investigates) · fa-ira مُفَتِّش (one who investigates) · ja 捜査員 (one who investigates) · fa-ira کارْآگاه (one who investigates) · la investīgātor (one who investigates) · ar مُحَقِّق (one who investigates) · fr enquêtrice (one who investigates) · got 𐍃𐍉𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (one who investigates) · tk barlagçy (one who investigates) · vi người điều tra (one who investigates) · th ผู้สอบสวน (one who investigates) · ro anchetator (one who investigates) · mk истра́жувач (one who investigates) · fr investigateur (one who investigates) · mi kaimātai (one who investigates) · tk sülçi (one who investigates) · tg тергавчӣ (one who investigates) · sh ѝследнӣк (one who investigates) · sw mchunguzi (one who investigates) · cs vyšetřovatel (one who investigates) · sh ìslednīk (one who investigates) · lv izmeklētājs (one who investigates) · la indāgātor (one who investigates) · id penyidik (one who investigates) · bg изсле́дователка (one who investigates) · cmn 調查者 /调查者 (one who investigates) · mt investigatur (one who investigates) · he חוֹקֵר (one who investigates) · ru сле́дователь (one who investigates) · ur کھوجی (one who investigates) · nb etterforsker (one who investigates) · el διερευνητής (one who investigates) · uk слі́дчий (one who investigates) · nl onderzoeker (one who investigates) · sh ѝсљеднӣк (one who investigates) · id penyelidik (one who investigates) · eu ikerlari (one who investigates) · mi kaitūhura (one who investigates) · ar مُحَقِّقَة (one who investigates) · ko 조사관 (one who investigates) · hi अन्वेषक (one who investigates) · az müstəntiq (one who investigates) · ug تەكشۈرگۈچى (one who investigates) · de Ermittler (one who investigates) · ru рассле́дователь (one who investigates) · mk истра́жител (one who investigates) · eu ikertzaile (one who investigates) · ky тергөөчү (one who investigates) · la inquīsītor (one who investigates) · kk тергеуші (one who investigates) · it investigatrice (one who investigates) · gl investigador (one who investigates) · el διερευνήτρια (one who investigates) · fi selvitysmies (one who investigates) · la indāgātrix (one who investigates) · de Fahnderin (one who investigates) · cs vyšetřovatelka (one who investigates) · hy հետազոտող (one who investigates) · mi kairapuhara (one who investigates) · ms penyiasat (one who investigates) · ca investigador (one who investigates) · tr soruşturmacı (one who investigates) · hi जाँचकर्ता (one who investigates) · ka გამომძიებელი (one who investigates) · be сьле́дчая (one who investigates) · uk слі́дча (one who investigates) · mk и́следник (one who investigates) · sq hetues (one who investigates) · ar مُفَتِّش (one who investigates) · fr enquêteur (one who investigates) · hu nyomozó (one who investigates) · es investigador (one who investigates) · bg изсле́довател (one who investigates) · ur تَفْتِیش کار (one who investigates) · is rannsakandi (one who investigates) · sv utredare (one who investigates) · sh istražìvāč (one who investigates) · ko 수사관 (one who investigates) · eu aztertzaile (one who investigates) · tg корогоҳ (one who investigates) · et uurija (one who investigates) · uz tergovchi (one who investigates) · de Ermittlerin (one who investigates) · sl preiskovalec (one who investigates) · es investigadora (one who investigates) · sk vyšetrovateľka (one who investigates) · sh истра̀житељ (one who investigates) · tr araştırıcı (one who investigates) · bg сле́дователка (one who investigates) · tr araştırmacı (one who investigates) · km វិចារកៈ (one who investigates) · bg сле́довател (one who investigates) · sh ìsljednīk (one who investigates) · pt investigador (one who investigates) · sk vyšetrovateľ (one who investigates) · mn мөрдөгч (one who investigates) · de Fahnder (one who investigates) · be сьле́дчы (one who investigates) · fr investigatrice (one who investigates) · sh истражѝва̄ч (one who investigates) · pt investigadora (one who investigates) · sh istràžitelj (one who investigates) · tg муфаттиш (one who investigates) · da efterforsker (one who investigates) · ur تَحْقِیق کُنِنْدَہ (one who investigates) · be сле́дчы (one who investigates) · hy քննիչ (one who investigates)