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inquisitor

  • /ɪnˈkwɪzɪtəː/ UK
  • [ɪnˈkwɪzɪtʰəː] UK
  • /ɪŋˈkwɪzɪtəː/ UK
  • [ɪŋˈkwɪzɪtʰəː] UK
  • /ɪnˈkwɪzɪtɚ/ US
  • [ɪnˈkwɪzɪtʰɚ] ~ [ɪnˈkwɪzɪtʰɹ̩] US
  • /ɪŋˈkwɪzɪtɚ/ US
  • [ɪŋˈkwɪzɪtʰɚ] ~ [ɪŋˈkwɪzɪtʰɹ̩] US
  • /ɪnˈkwɪzɪɾɚ/ US
  • [ɪnˈkwɪzɪɾɚ] ~ [ɪnˈkwɪzɪɾɹ̩] US
  • /ɪŋˈkwɪzɪɾɚ/ US
  • [ɪŋˈkwɪzɪɾɚ] ~ [ɪŋˈkwɪzɪɾɹ̩] US

Where it comes from

From Old French inquisiteur, from Latin inquīsītor.

noun inquisitors · inquisitour

  1. A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly. During the meeting, Jake turned into an inquisitor, firing questions at the presenter non-stop.
  2. historical An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.

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noun interrogator, questioner

Españolinquisidor
Portuguêsinquisidor, inquiridor
Françaisinquisiteur
DeutschInquisitor, Befrager, Vernehmer
Ελληνικάανακριτής anakritís

noun official of the Inquisition

Españolinquisidor
Portuguêsinquisidor
DeutschInquisitor, Ketzerrichter, Untersuchungsrichter
Ελληνικάιεροεξεταστής ieroexetastís

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@misc{inquisitor_2026,
  title = {inquisitor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inquisitor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}