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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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 In the novel, as with much of her work, Rivera Garza, ever the interrogator of boundaries, ruptures the line between documentation and fiction. Scott Hocker, theweek, 22 May 2024 For example, the C.I.A. had forced Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who is accused of being the architect of the hijackings, to talk to interrogators through waterboarding, rectal abuse, shackling while nude and other brutality. Charlie Savage, New York Times, 16 May 2024 On the other side of the channel, Bucky finds himself in front of a Luftwaffe interrogator named Hausmann. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 23 Feb. 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 1 Dec. 2024.

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