Definition of investigator in English:
investigator
nounɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪtəɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪdər
A person who carries out a formal inquiry or investigation.
accident investigators are at the crash site
investigators found no signs of forced entry
Example sentencesExamples
- The Revenue investigators act more like private detectives than civil servants.
- The Italian and Spanish operations gave British investigators many new leads.
- Furthermore, that is a question into which no investigator or prosecutor can enquire.
- Private investigators have traditionally been perceived as shadowy and devious.
- The investigators at the site included operations and engineering experts.
Synonyms
inspector, examiner, enquirer, explorer, analyser
researcher, scrutineer, scrutinizer, factfinder, prober, surveyor, searcher, checker, monitor
detective, questioner, inquisitor
Definition of investigator in US English:
investigator
nouninˈvestiˌɡādərɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡeɪdər
A person who carries out a formal inquiry or investigation.
accident investigators are at the crash site
investigators found no signs of forced entry
Example sentencesExamples
- Private investigators have traditionally been perceived as shadowy and devious.
- The Revenue investigators act more like private detectives than civil servants.
- Furthermore, that is a question into which no investigator or prosecutor can enquire.
- The Italian and Spanish operations gave British investigators many new leads.
- The investigators at the site included operations and engineering experts.
Synonyms
inspector, examiner, enquirer, explorer, analyser