Definitions for Investigator
ɪnˈvɛs tɪˌgeɪ tərin·ves·ti·ga·tor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. research worker, researcher, investigatornoun

   a scientist who devotes himself to doing research

2. investigatornoun

   someone who investigates

3. detective, investigator, tec, police detectivenoun

   a police officer who investigates crimes

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. investigatornoun

   One who investigates.

2. Etymology: Attested in the mid‐16th Century ; from investigator, from investigare.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Investigatornoun

   one who searches diligently into a subject

2. Etymology: [L.: cf. F. investigateur.]

Matched Categories

1. • Expert

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Investigator' in Nouns Frequency: #2881

How to pronounce Investigator?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Investigator in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Investigator in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Investigator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Investigator in a Sentence

1. Nancy Howell:

   I basically had to turn into a private investigator to find my mother.

2. Jack Sellers:

   This board is done explaining anything to these people who are playing investigator with our constituents' ballots and equipment, paid for with real people's tax dollars. People's ballots and money are not make-believe, it's time to be done with this craziness.

3. Seth Williams:

   This is the kind of case that can shake the public’s confidence in the system, an experienced investigator used his specialized knowledge to prevent his own colleagues from apprehending a murder suspect.

4. Susan Collins:

   I am confident that we will do a good job, i do think it would help if we brought in an experienced former prosecutor or an experienced investigator, and I have made that recommendation to both the chairman and the vice chairman.

5. Deutsche Bank:

   At no time was an investigator prevented from escalating activity identified as potentially suspicious. Furthermore, suggestion that anyone was reassigned or fired in an effort to quash concerns relating to any client is categorically false.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Investigator
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Investigator
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Investigator