Meaning of INVESTIGATOR
| Pronunciation: | | `inv'estug`eytur
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- [n] a police officer who investigates crimes
- [n] someone who investigates
- [n] a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
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| | Synonyms: | | detective, police detective, research worker, researcher, tec |
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| | See Also: | | adjuster, adjustor, boffin, claim agent, claims adjuster, claims adjustor, coroner, dick, examiner, experimenter, expert, fieldworker, gumshoe, hawkshaw, inspector, man of science, medical examiner, officer, ombudsman, plainclothesman, police officer, policeman, Samuel Wiesenthal, scientist, tracer, Wiesenthal | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*ves"ti*ga`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. investigateur.]
One who searches diligently into a subject.
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| | Definition: | | An investigator is the experienced clinical researcher who prepares a protocol or treatment plan and implements it with patients. |
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| | Related Terms: | | Bow Street runner, detective, dick, examinant, examiner, eye, FBI, FBI agent, fed, Federal, G-man, gumshoe, hawkshaw, hotel detective, house detective, house dick, inquiry agent, inspector, narc, observer, operative, plainclothesman, police detective, private detective, private investigator, revenuer, scrutineer, Secret Service, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, sleuth, store detective, tec, tester, T-man, treasury agent, visitator, visitor |
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