interrogator

[ in-ter-uh-gey-ter ]

/ ɪnˈtɛr əˌgeɪ tər /

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noun

a person who interrogates.

Also called challenger. Radio. a transmitter that emits a signal to trigger a transponder.

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Origin of interrogator

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

Words nearby interrogator

interrogation, interrogation mark, interrogation point, interrogative, interrogative sentence, interrogator, interrogatories, interrogator-responsor, interrogatory, in terrorem clause, interrupt

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How to use interrogator in a sentence

They say yes when interrogators ask if a brother is al Qaeda.
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Later, interrogators would conclude he knew nothing about al-Qaida’s plans.
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He told of how his interrogators used dogs to frighten and harass him, and how, during one session, he was forced to lie naked and blindfolded while his captors ran an object across his back and told him it was a snake.
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He was formally certified as a CIA interrogator only in April 2003.
CIA Interrogation Chief: ‘Rectal Feeding,’ Broken Limbs Are News to Me|Kimberly Dozier|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Maziar was thrown in jail and brutalized for months by an interrogator who reeked of rosewater cologne.
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Interrogator: Would you say Mr. Pickwick reminded you of Christmas?
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The interrogator was a heavyset man in a civilian suit, green jacket and pants.
A Syrian Soldier on Being Arrested for Refusing to Shoot Civilians|Andrew Slater|September 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Wardens and guards with names like Interrogator Wu and Officer Gong deprived the prisoners they hated of meat.
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This acknowledgment, which might pass for the despairing cry of an innocent man, made his interrogator stare.
The Circular Study|Anna Katharine Green
Theron looked at his interrogator with a frown of disdain for his foppery.
The Proud Prince|Justin Huntly McCarthy
"Billy Mathews, sir," said the other, with difficulty restraining a smile at the dilapidated look of his interrogator.
Sir Jasper Carew|Charles James Lever
The young man looked at his strange interrogator with some astonishment at her evident agitation.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844|Various
Upon the bank question, too, he left his interrogator in no doubt.
Martin Van Buren|Edward M. Shepard

British Dictionary definitions for interrogator

interrogator

/ (ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪtə) /

noun

a person who interrogates

a radio or radar transmitter used to send interrogating signals

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