investigator
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investigator
- /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.təː/ UK
- [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.tʰəː] UK
- /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.tɚ/ US
- [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.tʰɚ] ~ [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.tʰɹ̩] US
- /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.ɾɚ/ US
- [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.ɾɚ] ~ [ɪnˈvɛs.tʰɪˌɡeɪ̯.ɾɹ̩] US
Where it comes from
Attested in the mid‐16th century; from Latin investigator, from investigare, equivalent to investigate + -or.
noun investigators
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One who investigates.
That the Oath Keepers recording went uninvestigated by the FBI until after January 6 is an “additional piece of information that congressional investigators in particular on the January 6th committee and the other Homeland Security committees should be looking at to determine whether or not the FBI
Similar: detective, dick, gumshoe, Inv., indagator, private eye, sleuth
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: researcher, detective, tec, police detective, research worker, research, examiner, interviewer, survey, finder, searcher, inquiry, interrogator, seeker, inspector, rater
Translations
Every language
noun one who investigates
| Español | investigador, investigadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수사관 susagwan, 조사관 josagwan |
| 日本語 | 捜査員 sōsain |
| 中文 | 調查者 /调查者 diàocházhě |
| हिन्दी | जाँचकर्ता jā̃ckartā, अन्वेषक anveṣak |
| Kiswahili | mchunguzi |
| Português | investigador, investigadora |
| Français | enquêteur, enquêtrice, investigateur, investigatrice |
| Deutsch | Ermittler, Ermittlerin, Fahnder, Fahnderin |
| Italiano | investigatore, investigatrice |
| Ελληνικά | διερευνητής dierevnitís, διερευνήτρια dierevnítria |
| Română | investigator, anchetator |
| Русский | сле́дователь slédovatelʹ, сле́довательница slédovatelʹnica, рассле́дователь rasslédovatelʹ, рассле́довательница rasslédovatelʹnica |
| Tiếng Việt | người điều tra |
| العربية | مُحَقِّق muḥaqqiq, مُحَقِّقَة muḥaqqiqa, مُفَتِّش mufattiš, مُفَتِّشَة mufattiša |
| עברית | חוֹקֵר khokér |
Talk about this word "investigator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/investigator. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. investigator. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/investigator "investigator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/investigator.Cite this
@misc{investigator_2026,
title = {investigator},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/investigator},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
