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

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