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interrogator

[ in-ter-uh-gey-ter ]
/ ÉȘnˈtɛr əˌgeÉȘ 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
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British Dictionary definitions for interrogator

interrogator
/ (ÉȘnˈtɛrəˌɡeÉȘtə) /

noun
a person who interrogates
a radio or radar transmitter used to send interrogating signals
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