coronercor‧o‧ner /ˈkɒrənə $ ˈkɔːrənər, ˈkɑː-/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
The coroner recorded a verdict of death by natural causes. the coroner’s court
WORD ORIGINcoroner
Origin:
1200-1300 Anglo-French ‘royal official’, from Old French corone; ➔ CROWN1EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The cause of death was listed by the coroner's office as a drowning.
- But later Monday the district attorney said he had not discussed the matter with the coroner since his election in December.
- Cleveland coroner Michael Sheffield adjourned the inquest pending further inquiries.
- Cleveland deputy coroner Ronald Smith adjourned the inquest.
- John Toman, ward boss and sheriff, begat Andrew Toman, county coroner.
- The coroner granted a request from the family, none of whom were in court, for a cremation certificate.
WORD SETS
asphyxia, nounautopsy, nounbarrow, nounbequeath, verbbereaved, adjectivebereavement, nounbier, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounburial, nounbury, verbcasket, nouncatacomb, nouncatafalque, nouncemetery, nouncenotaph, nouncharnel house, nounchurchyard, nouncoffin, nouncommittal, nouncondolence, nouncoroner, nouncorpse, nouncortege, nouncot death, nouncremate, verbcrematorium, nouncrib death, nouncrucifixion, nouncrucify, verbcrypt, noundeath mask, noundemise, noundeparted, adjectiveD.O.A., adjectivedrown, verbembalm, verbend, nounepitaph, nouneulogy, nounexhume, verbexpire, verbfatality, nounfuneral, nounfunerary, adjectivefunereal, adjectivegrave, noungravedigger, noungravestone, noungraveyard, nounheadstone, nounhearse, nounhospice, nouninter, verbinterment, nounmausoleum, nounmorgue, nounmortality, nounmortician, nounmortuary, nounmortuary, adjectivemourner, nounmourning, nounmummify, verbmummy, nounnecrophilia, nounobsequies, nounpall, nounpallbearer, nounpassing, nounperish, verbplot, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbpyre, nounquietus, nounremains, nounrest, verbrigor mortis, nounRIP, rise, verbsarcophagus, nounsepulchre, nounshroud, nounthrenody, nountoll, nountomb, nountombstone, nountumulus, nounundertaker, nounundertaking, nounurn, nounvault, nounwake, nounwar memorial, nounwill, nounwinding sheet, nounwreath, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the coroner’s courtCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
an official whose job is to discover the cause of someone’s death, especially if they died in a sudden or unusual way: the coroner’s court· The Contra Costa County coroner said identification of the dead worker was pending on tests to be completed late Wednesday.· John Toman, ward boss and sheriff, begat Andrew Toman, county coroner.
VERB· Cleveland deputy coroner Ronald Smith said as there was a possibility of industrial disease he was adjourning the hearing pending further inquiries.· The Contra Costa County coroner said identification of the dead worker was pending on tests to be completed late Wednesday.· The coroner said he understood that one man had been arrested following inquiries and another man was still being sought.· The coroner Nicholas Gardner said the Metro driver's attempts to regain control of her car may have made matters worse.· The coroner said it's up to travel companies to warn customers of any possible dangers.· At an inquest, the coroner said Zyban could have contributed to his death.· Swindon coroner John Elgar said she had died from asphyxiation.· Cleveland coroner Michael Sheffield said death was due to drowning and recorded an open verdict.
· She told Cleveland coroner Michael Sheffield he became depressed through being out of work and it made him irritable and upset.· He told the coroner how he and a local farmer struggled to pull two people from the burning Metro.
The coroner recorded a verdict of death by natural causes. the coroner’s court