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

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Examples from the Web for interrogator

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.
How Jon Stewart Discovered Naked Iran|Christopher Dickey|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Interrogator: Would you say Mr. Pickwick reminded you of Christmas?
The AI That Wasn’t: Why ‘Eugene Goostman’ Didn’t Pass the Turing Test|Elizabeth Lopatto|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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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“No, not any,” replied the young man, checking his inclination to retaliate the impertinent style of his interrogator.
The Maroon|Mayne Reid
Most of the replies came from Ethel, and her timid, retiring, yet ladylike manner found favor with her interrogator.
Mildred's New Daughter|Martha Finley
The interrogator asked her: "When the Voice revealed your King to you, was there any light?"
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
So completely overcome was he—not knowing at first his interrogator—that he confessed his identity and engaged in conversation.
Hands Up; or Thirty-Five Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains|D. J. Cook
Theron looked at his interrogator with a frown of disdain for his foppery.
The Proud Prince|Justin Huntly McCarthy

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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