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inquisitionist

[in-kwuh-zish-uh-nist, ing-]

noun

  1. an inquisitor.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of inquisitionist1

First recorded in 1880–85; inquisition + -ist
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Example Sentences

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Then another man, the editor of a labor journal, revealed the fact that he was composing an editorial; he knew Guffey, and was going to publish Guffey's picture, and brand him as an "Inquisitionist."

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He asked for Peter's picture, and Peter agreed to have one taken, and to be headlined as "The Inquisitionist's Victim."

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