interrogator
noun
in·ter·ro·ga·tor
in-ˈter-ə-ˌgā-tər 
-ˈte-rə-
1
: one that interrogates
2
: a radio transmitter and receiver for sending out a signal that triggers a transponder and for receiving and displaying the reply
Examples of interrogator in a Sentence
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The lawsuit alleges that CACI is liable for the three plaintiffs' mistreatment because the company provided civilian interrogators to the Army who were assigned to Abu Ghraib and conspired with the military police who were serving as prison guards to torture the inmates.
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Matthew Barakat, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Late in the series, his interrogators become impatient with his evasions, using increasingly horrific methods in pursuit of a genuine revelation.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The plaintiffs, three Iraqis detained and tortured at Abu Ghraib, originally sued military contractor CACI, which provided interrogators for the prison, in 2008.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 14 Apr. 2024
And even within that framework, The Sympathizer giddily careens through time, sometimes because the Captain’s attention has wandered, sometimes because his interrogator wants more context.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
There are moments of abject fear as the unbreakable Gee (Feodor Chin) is badgered and belittled by his interrogators, but also moments of sublime contemplation when a young man chisels a poem into the wall to mark his 17 months of suffering on the island.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of Russian state propaganda network RT, approvingly posted a video on the Russian social network VK that appeared to show a suspect in the Crocus City attack quaking while being questioned by interrogators.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
One was brought into court with a bandage over his ear — the result, according to a video released by Russia's security services, of an interrogator severing it with a knife.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
One would-be witness, the C.I.A.’s chief interrogator in its black site prison network, died before the men were charged.
—Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
Matthew Barakat, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Late in the series, his interrogators become impatient with his evasions, using increasingly horrific methods in pursuit of a genuine revelation.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
The plaintiffs, three Iraqis detained and tortured at Abu Ghraib, originally sued military contractor CACI, which provided interrogators for the prison, in 2008.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 14 Apr. 2024
And even within that framework, The Sympathizer giddily careens through time, sometimes because the Captain’s attention has wandered, sometimes because his interrogator wants more context.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
There are moments of abject fear as the unbreakable Gee (Feodor Chin) is badgered and belittled by his interrogators, but also moments of sublime contemplation when a young man chisels a poem into the wall to mark his 17 months of suffering on the island.
—Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
Margarita Simonyan, the editor-in-chief of Russian state propaganda network RT, approvingly posted a video on the Russian social network VK that appeared to show a suspect in the Crocus City attack quaking while being questioned by interrogators.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
One was brought into court with a bandage over his ear — the result, according to a video released by Russia's security services, of an interrogator severing it with a knife.
—Charles Maynes, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
One would-be witness, the C.I.A.’s chief interrogator in its black site prison network, died before the men were charged.
—Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2024
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