US /əɡˈzæmɪnɚ/
noun Freq #10731

Meanings

  1. 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. 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

Etymology

From examine + -er.

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