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interrogator

American  
[in-ter-uh-gey-ter] / ɪnˈtɛr əˌgeɪ tər /

noun

  1. a person who interrogates.

  2. Also called challengerRadio. a transmitter that emits a signal to trigger a transponder.


interrogator British  
/ ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪtə /

noun

  1. a person who interrogates

  2. a radio or radar transmitter used to send interrogating signals

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of interrogator

1745–55; < Late Latin interrogātor; see interrogate, -tor

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At last week's hearings A. G. & E.'s Burroughs told Interrogator Dabney that among the men on whom Ben Grey reported was Lewis Dabney himself.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yes, but first he must answer questions: Interrogator: Who do you work for?

From Time Magazine Archive

Al-Qahtani: I wasn't told the mission Interrogator: Who was with you on the plane?

From Time Magazine Archive

Interrogator Wallace asked San Francisco Poet Lamantia to explain two of his lines: Come Holy Ghost, for we can rise/ Out of this Jazz .

From Time Magazine Archive

The Recorder will be occupied in setting down in writing all questions asked by the Interrogator and the exact answers made by the seer.

From Second Sight A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance by Sepharial

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