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investigator

noun
USin-VES-ti-gay-tur/ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ.tɚ/UKin-VES-ti-gay-tuh/ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ.tɘ/

Pluralinvestigators

1 meaning of investigator

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A person who examines facts and gathers evidence in order to learn the truth about something.

    The investigator pieced together the timeline from bank records and phone logs.

    Insurance investigators concluded that the damage had been staged.

    Similardetective, sleuth, gumshoe

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Origin

First attested in the mid-16th century, from Latin investigator, from investigare, equivalent to investigate plus -or.