examiner
Britishnoun
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one who examines or inspects
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a person who sets or marks an examination
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law (in the Republic of Ireland) a person appointed by a court to ensure the survival of an Irish public limited company
Example Sentences
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It was ruled a suicide by the New York medical examiner.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
A deputy medical examiner conducted an examination of her body on Jan. 15, and the cause and manner of death were certified Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
The actress plays the medical examiner from the bestselling Patricia Cornwell series in this eight-part mystery on Prime Video, co-starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Bobby Cannavale.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
The health department compiles the annual report from records provided by the Los Angeles County medical examiner augmented by state death certificates.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
“It was really unlucky, a tiny thing, the examiner just spotted that he’d left half an eyebrow behind... How did it go with Slughorn?”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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