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单词 fact-finder
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fact-findern.

Brit. /ˈfak(t)ˌfʌɪndə/, U.S. /ˈfæk(t)ˌfaɪndər/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fact n., finder n.
Etymology: < fact n. + finder n. Compare earlier fact-finding adj.
A person who discovers a fact or facts; (in later use) spec. a person who investigates something in order to establish the facts; a person engaged in fact-finding.
ΚΠ
1844 E. Bartlett Ess. Philos. Med. Sci. ii. xii. 220 The fact-hunter,..provided he be also a fact-finder, and a fact-analyzer, is the only true contributor to the advancement and the improvement of medical science.
1867 Watson's Art Jrnl. 7 312/2 It is not the fact we are finding fault with, but the fact-finder.
1927 P. H. de Kruif Microbe Hunters ii. 67 The spirit of the searcher, the fact finder, flashed out of his eye.
1976 Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ont.) 7 Jan. 34/4 The province appointed a factfinder in an attempt to help solve the contract dispute. If the factfinder approach fails, the teachers could decide to take a strike vote.
2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) iv. 114 Problems arise with delineating the role of the special assessors as fact finders rather than as judges of law.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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