investigator
noun
in·ves·ti·ga·tor
in-ˈve-stə-ˌgā-tər 
plural investigators
: one who investigates something: such as
a
: detective
a private investigator
Debra Winger plays the investigator who becomes fixated on identifying a killer …—
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b
: a person who conducts experiments or is involved in scientific studies for research
the lead investigator in a clinical trial
For dialect recording, it is best for the investigator to take down as full and accurate notes as possible without slowing down the pace of the interview.—Ravin I. McDavid, Jr.
Ravin I. McDavid, Jr.Examples of investigator in a Sentence
investigators who discovered new evidence that the universe was much older than had been previously estimated
the investigator in charge of the case was touted as an expert at tracing stolen art
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Eliott Simpson, senior aviation accident investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board, said the plane departed from Teterboro, New Jersey, at about 11:15 p.m. on May 21 and flew to Wichita, Kansas.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 May 2025
However, investigators are still working to determine what sparked the violence.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2025
On Wednesday, an investigator spied a suspicious drone over the detention center shortly before 3 a.m. and tracked it to a landing spot on top of an SUV parked just down the road.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
After investigators spent weeks searching for her, Sherri suddenly reappeared three weeks later and claimed that two Hispanic women kidnapped her at gunpoint.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 May 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 May 2025
However, investigators are still working to determine what sparked the violence.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 May 2025
On Wednesday, an investigator spied a suspicious drone over the detention center shortly before 3 a.m. and tracked it to a landing spot on top of an SUV parked just down the road.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 24 May 2025
After investigators spent weeks searching for her, Sherri suddenly reappeared three weeks later and claimed that two Hispanic women kidnapped her at gunpoint.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for investigator
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“Investigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/investigator. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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