investigator

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
19
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.təː/
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/ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.təː/ · [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.tʰəː] · /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.tɚ/ · [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.tʰɚ] ~ [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.tʰɹ̩] · /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.ɾɚ/ · [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.ɾɚ] ~ [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.ɾɹ̩]

Definition of investigator

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who investigates.
    “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.”
    “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.”

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Etymology

Attested in the mid‐16th century; from Latin investigator, from investigare, equivalent to investigate + -or.

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