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in·quis·i·tor
\ə̇nˈkwizəd.ə(r), -ətə-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French inquisiteur, from Latin inquisitor, from inquisitus + -or
1.
a. : inquirer, investigator, questioner
< I am come as an inquisitor … to ask you certain questions — Max Peacock >
b. : a person (as a coroner or sheriff) whose official duty it is to examine and inquire
2. [Medieval Latin, from Latin]
a. : a member or officer of an Inquisition
b. : a person who conducts an official inquiry or investigation with little or no regard for individual rights or with undue harshness, bias, or severity
< bare his entire life and personality to official inquisitors under pain of dismissal — E.A.Mowrer > |