interrogator

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪtər/ UK /ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪtə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person who questions someone closely, often in an official inquiry

The interrogator pressed the suspect for hours.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person who questions... questioner examiner inquisitor interviewercross-examiner

Opposites

interrogatee respondent

Word family

Related forms interrogate interrogation interrogatory

Etymology

From Latin interrogator ('questioner'), from interrogare ('to ask, question'), from inter- ('between') + rogare ('to ask').

interrogator Latin rogare Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# interrogator

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪtər/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪtə/

## Meanings
1. a person who questions someone closely, often in an official inquiry

## Examples
- The interrogator pressed the suspect for hours.

## Synonyms
- questioner
- examiner
- inquisitor
- interviewer
- cross-examiner

## Antonyms
- interrogatee
- respondent

## Related Forms
- interrogate
- interrogation
- interrogatory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: interrogator
- Root: rogare

## Etymology
From Latin interrogator ('questioner'), from interrogare ('to ask, question'), from inter- ('between') + rogare ('to ask').

## AI Etymology
Interrogator comes from Latin interrogator ('questioner'), from interrogare ('to ask, question'), from inter- ('between') + rogare ('to ask'). The etymological trail includes Latin interrogator and Latin rogare. As a noun, interrogator means a person who questions someone closely, often in an official inquiry. The same family is visible in related forms such as interrogate, interrogation, and interrogatory. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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