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Definitions for investigator
ɪnˈvɛs tɪˌgeɪ tərin·ves·ti·ga·tor
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Princeton's WordNet
research worker, researcher, investigatornoun
a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
investigatornoun
someone who investigates
detective, investigator, tec, police detectivenoun
a police officer who investigates crimes
Wiktionary
investigatornoun
One who investigates.
Etymology: Attested in the mid‐16th Century ; from investigator, from investigare.
Webster Dictionary
Investigatornoun
one who searches diligently into a subject
Etymology: [L.: cf. F. investigateur.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'investigator' in Nouns Frequency: #2881
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of investigator in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of investigator in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of investigator in a Sentence
We had inflammatory and false rhetoric coming from (Michael Oppenheimer) and statements that weren’t true, you also have a lead investigator in police-involved deaths talking about how shocking and disturbing this is.
The lead investigator, the person on the scene, the person that normally law enforcement would say is in the best position to there is prospect in arrest, he apparently was effectively overruled by people sitting back at the office. It does happen, but it certainly raises a lot of questions.”
The United States not only unilaterally attacked, but while we were discussing here and demanding the need for an independent investigation an impartial investigation, complete investigation into the attacks, The United States has become that investigator, has become the prosecutor, has become the judge, has become the jury.
It now appears that, at least for the foreseeable future, the Eckert Decision will stand as the final word on the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process, no independent governance committee, investigator, or arbitration panel can change the culture of an organization.
At no time was an investigator prevented from escalating activity identified as potentially suspicious, furthermore, the suggestion that anyone was reassigned or fired in an effort to quash concerns relating to any client is categorically false.
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- vyšetřovatelCzech
- Ermittlerin, ErmittlerGerman
- enketistoEsperanto
- investigadora, investigadorSpanish
- ikertzaile, ikerlariBasque
- کاراگاهPersian
- selvitysmies, tutkija, selvittäjäFinnish
- enquêteur, enquêtriceFrench
- अन्वेषकHindi
- 捜査員Japanese
- Hunc quaesitoremLatin
- etterforskerNorwegian
- onderzoekerDutch
- investigadorPortuguese
- investigatorRomanian
- следователь, следовательницаRussian
- utredareSwedish
- mchunguziSwahili
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