investigator

investigator
Synonyms and related words:
Bow Street runner, FBI, FBI agent, Federal, G-man, Secret Service, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, T-man, detective, dick, examinant, examiner, eye, fed, gumshoe, hawkshaw, hotel detective, house detective, house dick, inquiry agent, inspector, narc, observer, operative, plainclothesman, police detective, private detective, private investigator, revenuer, scrutineer, sleuth, store detective, tec, tester, treasury agent, visitator, visitor

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  • investigator — [in ves′tə gāt΄ər] n. a person who gathers confidential information and conducts an investigation for an individual or company; private detective: also private investigator * * * in·ves·ti·ga·tor (ĭn vĕsʹtĭ gā tər) n. One, especially a detective …   Universalium

  • investigator — 1550s, a native agent noun formation from investigate, or else from L. investigator he that searches into, agent noun from pp. stem of investigare (see INVESTIGATION (Cf. investigation)) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • investigator — index detective, spy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • investigator — is spelt or, not er …   Modern English usage

  • investigator — [n] person who checks thoroughly agent, analyst, attorney, auditor, detective, examiner, gumshoe*, hound*, inquirer, inspector, plainclothes officer, police, private detective, private eye, prosecutor, researcher, reviewer, Sherlock Holmes*,… …   New thesaurus

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  • investigator */ — UK [ɪnˈvestɪˌɡeɪtə(r)] / US [ɪnˈvestɪˌɡeɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms investigator : singular investigator plural investigators someone whose job is to officially find out the facts about something, especially a crime or an accident Police… …   English dictionary

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