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单词 investigator
释义

investigator

noun

in·​ves·​ti·​ga·​tor in-ˈve-stə-ˌgā-tər How to pronounce investigator (audio)
plural investigators
: one who investigates something: such as
a
: detective
a private investigator
Debra Winger plays the investigator who becomes fixated on identifying a killer … Margaret Rauch
b
: a person who conducts experiments or is involved in scientific studies for research
the lead investigator in a clinical trial
For dialect recording, it is best for the investigator to take down as full and accurate notes as possible without slowing down the pace of the interview. Ravin I. McDavid Jr.

Synonyms

  • experimenter
  • researcher
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Word History

First Known Use

1538, in the meaning defined above

investigator

noun

1
as in researcher
one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry investigators who discovered new evidence that the universe was much older than had been previously estimated

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • researcher
  • experimenter
  • examiner
  • observer
  • inspector
  • monitor
  • empiricist
  • empiric
  • fact finder
  • field-worker
2
as in detective
a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons the investigator in charge of the case was touted as an expert at tracing stolen art

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • detective
  • operative
  • sleuth
  • private investigator
  • dick
  • gumshoe
  • sherlock
  • private eye
  • private detective
  • sleuthhound
  • shamus
  • hawkshaw
  • tracker
  • tracer
  • tail
  • plainclothesman
  • fed
  • narc
  • nark
  • G-man
  • shadow
  • Federal
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