the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > interrogation > [noun] > intensive questioning > person conducting (6)
One who makes inquisition or inquiry; an inquirer, seeker, investigator; a curious or prying inquirer, an inquisitive person. Const. of, into.
figurative. A person or group likened to the Spanish Inquisition, esp. in subjecting a person to gruelling questioning; intense or gruelling…
A person skilled in doing this. rare.