investigator
noun
in·ves·ti·ga·tor
in-ˈve-stə-ˌgā-tər 
plural investigators
: one who investigates something: such as
a
: detective
a private investigator
Debra Winger plays the investigator who becomes fixated on identifying a killer …—
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b
: a person who conducts experiments or is involved in scientific studies for research
the lead investigator in a clinical trial
For dialect recording, it is best for the investigator to take down as full and accurate notes as possible without slowing down the pace of the interview.—Ravin I. McDavid, Jr.
Ravin I. McDavid, Jr.Examples of investigator in a Sentence
investigators who discovered new evidence that the universe was much older than had been previously estimated
the investigator in charge of the case was touted as an expert at tracing stolen art
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Similarly, in October 2023, Orange County investigators used the technology to identity Michael Ray Schlicht of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, whose body had been found in 1974 near in unincorporated Laguna Hills, now the city of Aliso Viejo, California.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 May 2025
With a fingerprint match in hand, Santa Clara County investigators and San Jose police traveled to Ohio earlier this year to collect a DNA sample from Sims, with assistance from Ashtabula County authorities.
—Bethany Brown, People.com, 12 May 2025
When investigators found the listeria on the Fresh & Ready equipment this year, scientists at the FDA used whole genome sequencing analysis, which confirmed that the strain of listeria found at Fresh & Ready Foods matched the strain of listeria causing illnesses in the 2024 outbreak.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
After a 2024 series of Miami Herald articles containing interviews with witnesses who were never contacted by investigators from either agency, another witness, a Miami-Dade County firefighter who pulled Pino from the water, came forward and said Pino showed signs of impairment in his opinion.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 May 2025
With a fingerprint match in hand, Santa Clara County investigators and San Jose police traveled to Ohio earlier this year to collect a DNA sample from Sims, with assistance from Ashtabula County authorities.
—Bethany Brown, People.com, 12 May 2025
When investigators found the listeria on the Fresh & Ready equipment this year, scientists at the FDA used whole genome sequencing analysis, which confirmed that the strain of listeria found at Fresh & Ready Foods matched the strain of listeria causing illnesses in the 2024 outbreak.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
After a 2024 series of Miami Herald articles containing interviews with witnesses who were never contacted by investigators from either agency, another witness, a Miami-Dade County firefighter who pulled Pino from the water, came forward and said Pino showed signs of impairment in his opinion.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
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“Investigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/investigator. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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