Investigator — may refer to:*Clinical investigator, an investigator involved in a clinical trial *Detective, a person who investigates crimes, can be a rank and job in a police department, state or federal employee, or a civilian called a private detective… … Wikipedia
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
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 … English World dictionary
Investigator — In*ves ti*ga tor, n. [L.: cf. F. investigateur.] One who searches diligently into a subject. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
investigator — investigate in‧ves‧ti‧gate [ɪnˈvestgeɪt] verb [intransitive, transitive] to try to discover the truth about a crime, accident etc: • The fraud office is investigating allegations of insider trading by a former employee of the firm. investigation … Financial and business terms
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
