Investigator Definition
ĭn-vĕstĭ-gātər
investigators
noun
investigators
A person who gathers confidential information and conducts an investigation for an individual or company; private detective.
Webster's New World
One, especially a detective, who investigates.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- researcher
- research worker
- police-detective
- tec
- detective
- police
- inspector
- examiner
- inquisitor
- auditor
- agent
- sleuth
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Other Word Forms of Investigator
Noun
Singular:
investigator
Plural:
investigatorsOrigin of Investigator
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Attested in the mid‐16th Century CE; from Latin investigator, from investigare.
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