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indagator Now rare.|ˈɪndəgeɪtə(r)|
[a. L. indāgātor, agent-n. from indāgāre to indagate; cf. obs. F. indagateur (Cotgr.).]
A searcher, investigator, inquirer.
1620Venner Via Recta iii. 62 Not sensible, but to the curious Indagator and Obseruer of things. 1653H. More Conject. Cabbal. (1662) 155 To pretend to be more accurate Indagators into matters of Religion. 1742Young Nt. Th. v. 748 Awake, ye curious indagators! fond Of knowing all, but what avails you known. 1849Jeffrey Let. in Cockburn Life II. ccvii, Unreadable for all but the indefatigable indagators of transcendental truths. 1884Athenæum 9 Feb. 187/3 Being too extensive and obstructed for a solitary non⁓resident indagator. |