interrogator
Americannoun
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a person who interrogates.
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Also called challenger. Radio. a transmitter that emits a signal to trigger a transponder.
noun
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a person who interrogates
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a radio or radar transmitter used to send interrogating signals
Etymology
Origin of interrogator
1745–55; < Late Latin interrogātor; see interrogate, -tor
Example Sentences
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With this method, a device called an interrogator shoots laser pulses down the length of a cable, and some of the light bounces back.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
"I made a mistake," he says, his voice trembling as an unseen interrogator presses him about the deaths of members of Iran's security forces.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
He can be seen confirming his identity while breathing heavily and glancing to his side at an interrogator, who is out of shot.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025
He’s told to start there by his interrogator.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2024
Our interrogator glanced suspiciously from one to the other, then addressed Dede.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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