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
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As my experience showed, a heavy reliance on physical abuse makes for proficient torturers, not skilled interrogators.
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Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Without an attorney present, Panahi explains, interrogators blindfold detainees and stand behind them, either asking questions directly or writing them on a piece of paper and handing it to the detained, who lifts their blindfold just enough to read it.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
When 209 was hit, the interrogators were caught under the rubble and the prisoners now had a chance to escape … because the walls were destroyed and the door was destroyed.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
There, Rauff worked as the manager of a crab cannery in Patagonia, and apparently as an interrogator in one of Pinochet’s torture centers.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025
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Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Without an attorney present, Panahi explains, interrogators blindfold detainees and stand behind them, either asking questions directly or writing them on a piece of paper and handing it to the detained, who lifts their blindfold just enough to read it.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
When 209 was hit, the interrogators were caught under the rubble and the prisoners now had a chance to escape … because the walls were destroyed and the door was destroyed.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
There, Rauff worked as the manager of a crab cannery in Patagonia, and apparently as an interrogator in one of Pinochet’s torture centers.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2025
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“Interrogator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interrogator. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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