inquisitionist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of inquisitionist
First recorded in 1880–85; inquisition + -ist
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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