Interrogator

noun

noun ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who interrogates; a person who asks questions, especially one who is adversarial.
  2. 2
    a questioner who is excessively harsh wordnet
  3. 3
    A device that requests data from another device.

    "Any RFID interrogator within 30 meters can read an RFID tag in active mode."

Synonyms

All synonyms
inquisitorinquirerinquisitorquestioneraskercatechist

Example

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"He worked as an interrogator at Guantanamo."

Etymology

From Latin interrogātor. By surface analysis, interrogate + -or.

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