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

Greg Baker Early on, investigators and the family believed Erica had been abducted. — Yana Johnson, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

The page says the funds will be used only for legal expenses, including filings, transcripts, investigators and experts. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA was sending investigators and issued a full ground stop at Miami International as emergency crews responded. — Staff and Wire Reports, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Likewise, many people believed that Silver would avoid imposing a harsh punishment on Ballmer, or that the investigators would evade asking tough questions. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

Homicide investigators and crime scene technicians canvassed the area for evidence and witnesses. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026

Rogue OpenAI agents’ unprecedented coordination during the Hugging Face attack significantly increases the risk of AI escaping human control, analysts said, days after investigators released a bombshell report into the incident. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Because one of the boy's family members had measles, investigators tested the boy's lung tissue and found evidence of measles infection, Diamantoni said. — Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

Health investigators are working to identify additional people who may have been exposed. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026