interrogator

noun

in·​ter·​ro·​ga·​tor in-ˈter-ə-ˌgā-tər How to pronounce interrogator (audio)
-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

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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 Lawyers for the plaintiffs disputed that CACI relinquished control of its interrogators to the Army. Matthew Barakat, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024 Most military and civilian interrogators had received little more than on-the-job training and were not properly supervised. Antonio Taguba and Scott Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017 Watch on Deadline In the video seen in the documentary, a tense Netanyahu sits rigidly behind a desk facing at least three interrogators. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for interrogator 

Word History

First Known Use

1751, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of interrogator was in 1751

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“Interrogator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interrogator. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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