interrogator
noun
in·ter·ro·ga·tor in-ˈter-ə-ˌgā-tər 
-ˈte-rə-
1
: one that interrogates
2
: a radio transmitter and receiver for sending out a signal that triggers a transponder and for receiving and displaying the reply
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In their headquarters, the basement of a grocery and coffee shop near the church on the main square, an interrogator scrutinized her phone. 
Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022 Mitchell received national attention in 2018 for her role as an interrogator in a congressional hearing leading to the appointment of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brent Kavanaugh. Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2022 The Writer’s nationalist interrogator, meanwhile, longs for when Russia, Ukraine and Belarus were united — one of many lines written some time ago that now ring as eerily prophetic. Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2022 Apple's Siri followed the Bill Bellichik interview method – deflect and hope the interrogator goes away quickly. Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2022 The film’s central figure is a man named Teddy Katz, who is now in his late 70s and has suffered several strokes, but is still a spry interrogator of history. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Jan. 2022 The point of these stories, besides entertaining the listener, is to demonstrate what an amazing lawyer the storyteller is: a brilliant strategist, skilled interrogator or eloquent advocate. David Lat, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2022 The interrogator was my daughter, who was three at the time. Jessamine Chan, ELLE, 5 Jan. 2022 In a slow and measured movie that's both brutal and bleak, Isaac shines as an ace gambler and former interrogator named William Tell, who spent nearly 10 years in military jail. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2021 See More
Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022 Mitchell received national attention in 2018 for her role as an interrogator in a congressional hearing leading to the appointment of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brent Kavanaugh. Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2022 The Writer’s nationalist interrogator, meanwhile, longs for when Russia, Ukraine and Belarus were united — one of many lines written some time ago that now ring as eerily prophetic. Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2022 Apple's Siri followed the Bill Bellichik interview method – deflect and hope the interrogator goes away quickly. Jordan Kellogg, The Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2022 The film’s central figure is a man named Teddy Katz, who is now in his late 70s and has suffered several strokes, but is still a spry interrogator of history. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Jan. 2022 The point of these stories, besides entertaining the listener, is to demonstrate what an amazing lawyer the storyteller is: a brilliant strategist, skilled interrogator or eloquent advocate. David Lat, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2022 The interrogator was my daughter, who was three at the time. Jessamine Chan, ELLE, 5 Jan. 2022 In a slow and measured movie that's both brutal and bleak, Isaac shines as an ace gambler and former interrogator named William Tell, who spent nearly 10 years in military jail. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1