examiner

B1 Topic:People & Society

US /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/ See IPA manual

Freq #10731

Meanings

1

noun
A person who tests, marks, or judges candidates in an examination.

The driving examiner asked her to pull over and parallel park.
2

noun
A person who investigates or inspects something carefully.

The medical examiner studied the evidence for clues.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who tests, marks,... tester

2 noun · a person who investigates... inspector

Word family

Forms examiners

Derived forms examinershipinterexaminerintraexaminersubexaminer

Related forms cross-examiner

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Phrases (1)

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medical examiner
an official who investigates deaths that may have unnatural causes

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From examine + -er.

Topics

People & Society

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