Synonyms of investigators

investigators

noun

plural of investigator

1

as in researchers

one who observes or studies by close examination and systematic inquiry

investigators who discovered new evidence that the universe was much older than had been previously estimated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• researchers
• experimenters
• observers
• examiners
• monitors
• inspectors
• empiricists
• field-workers
• fact finders
• empirics

2

as in detectives

a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons

the investigator in charge of the case was touted as an expert at tracing stolen art

Synonyms & Similar Words

• detectives
• operatives
• sleuths
• private investigators
• private detectives
• dicks
• gumshoes
• private eyes
• sleuthhounds
• tracers
• sherlocks
• trackers
• shadows
• hawkshaws
• shamuses
• feds
• plainclothesmen
• narcs
• tails
• Federals
• G-men

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of investigators

The affidavit in the case says investigators found three checks Fernandez Saldana wrote to Tenon in October 2022, CNN previously reported, and phone records show the men had more than 60 phone contacts with each other. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Combs has repeatedly denied any involvement in Shakur’s killing and has never been named by investigators as a suspect or even a person of interest in the case. — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Anybody with information may call Oakland Police department robbery investigators at 510-238-3326. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

The boyfriend of a 2-year-old boy's mother is facing felony charges after investigators accused him of hiding the child's body in the woods behind a Marietta apartment complex and lying to police. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Darby Township Police Chief Michael Sousa told Fox News Digital investigators believe two men got into a verbal altercation in the self-checkout area before one of them pulled out a handgun and fired. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Detectives and crime scene investigators were talking to people Saturday who were in the house when the woman was found shot. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

About 20 minutes later, Edwards began calling the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), investigators allege. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026