interrogator

noun

in·​ter·​ro·​ga·​tor in-ˈter-ə-ˌgā-tər 

-ˈte-rə-

1

: one that interrogates

2

: a radio transmitter and receiver for sending out a signal that triggers a transponder and for receiving and displaying the reply

Examples of interrogator in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rimbaud’s remarks are interspersed throughout and played as responses to interrogators, an allusion to the public’s own need to understand the genius of others, but also a way of giving the audience a bird’s-eye-view on how a man like Dylan thinks. —Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025

Arendt, who was accused of smuggling anti-Semitic literature out of the library to expose Hitler’s intentions to the West, defends her innocence with such intellectual rigor, conviction, and charm that the audience, like the interrogator, is hard put to decipher the truth. —airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024

While talking to the interrogators on May 12, Liz leaves out all kinds of important details about what happened to Hank Prior and Navarro that will remain invisible from the broader narrative about what transpired during those two dark weeks in December 2023. —Jen Chaney, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2024

Viewers may struggle to accept this too, especially more than an hour into the film; scenes of Iman taking them to an interrogator, ordering them to confess to stealing his gun on camera, and locking them into separate rooms can be especially uncomfortable to watch. —Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1