investigatrixn.

Brit.

/ɪnˌvɛstᵻˈɡeɪtrɪks/, U.S.

/ᵻnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪtrɪks/

Forms: 1600s inuestigatrix, 1800s– investigatrix.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin investigatrix.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin investigatrix (5th cent.), feminine form corresponding to classical Latin investīgātor < classical Latin investīgāt- , past participial stem of investīgāre investigate v. + -trīx -trix suffix. Compare earlier investigator n.

rare (now chiefly ironic or humorous).

A woman or girl who investigates someone or something (in various senses of the verb); a female investigator.

ΚΠ

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Inuestigatrix, she which tracketh.

1809 Satirist; or, Monthly Meteor July 13 I do not chuse to speak plainer, for fear some studious investigatrix of natural history should be tempted to ‘try conclusions’.

1843 Metrop. Mag. Aug. 357 Our indefatigable investigatrix quickly brought us more positive information.

1911 R. A. Freeman Eye of Osiris iv. 47 ‘Ruth is a literary searcher—’ ‘Oh, don't call me a searcher!’ Miss Bellingham protested... ‘Very well, investigator or investigatrix, if you like.’

2008 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 24 May d10 Precious Ramotswe (that redoubtable investigatrix of Gaborone, Botswana) returns here in her ninth encounter with ne'er-do-wells.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	investigatrix
释义	investigatrixn. Brit. /ɪnˌvɛstᵻˈɡeɪtrɪks/, U.S. /ᵻnˌvɛstəˈɡeɪtrɪks/ Forms: 1600s inuestigatrix, 1800s– investigatrix. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin investigatrix. Etymology: < post-classical Latin investigatrix (5th cent.), feminine form corresponding to classical Latin investīgātor < classical Latin investīgāt- , past participial stem of investīgāre investigate v. + -trīx -trix suffix. Compare earlier investigator n. rare (now chiefly ironic or humorous). A woman or girl who investigates someone or something (in various senses of the verb); a female investigator. ΚΠ 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Inuestigatrix, she which tracketh. 1809 Satirist; or, Monthly Meteor July 13 I do not chuse to speak plainer, for fear some studious investigatrix of natural history should be tempted to ‘try conclusions’. 1843 Metrop. Mag. Aug. 357 Our indefatigable investigatrix quickly brought us more positive information. 1911 R. A. Freeman Eye of Osiris iv. 47 ‘Ruth is a literary searcher—’ ‘Oh, don't call me a searcher!’ Miss Bellingham protested... ‘Very well, investigator or investigatrix, if you like.’ 2008 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 24 May d10 Precious Ramotswe (that redoubtable investigatrix of Gaborone, Botswana) returns here in her ninth encounter with ne'er-do-wells. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1623
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