Investigator meaning

ĭn-vĕstĭ-gātər
investigators
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A person who gathers confidential information and conducts an investigation for an individual or company; private detective.
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One who investigates.
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One, especially a detective, who investigates.
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Origin of investigator

  • Attested in the mid‐16th Century CE; from Latin investigator, from investigare.

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Investigator Sentence Examples

  • The outcome of the whole matter is that the investigator is still baffled in his attempt to discover what effect the use of "futures" is having upon prices to-day.

  • As an investigator he kept always the scientist's attitude.

  • The most comprehensive problem before the investigator is that of the constitution of the universe.

  • But his theological writings are forgotten, and he is chiefly remembered as a scientific investigator who contributed especially to the chemistry of gases.

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