Investigator - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtər|  American pronunciation of the word investigator
Brit.  |ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtə|  British pronunciation of the word investigator

noun

- a scientist who devotes himself to doing research (syn: researcher)
- someone who investigates
- a police officer who investigates crimes (syn: detective, tec)

Extra examples

The police are still investigating the murder.

The accident was thoroughly investigated.

The manager promised to investigate when we pointed out an error on our bill.

He was investigated for his involvement in the incident.

The investigator will have to be thorough.

...to one investigator, the bereft woman seemed to be taking the sudden death of her rich husband amazingly well...

A private investigator's job isn't as glamorous as people think.

...a soft-spoken but purposeful criminal investigator...

...a private investigator adept at taking surreptitious pictures of adulterous couples...

She risks life and limb every day in her job as an undercover investigator.

Word forms

noun
singular: investigator
plural: investigators
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