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Inquisitor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. One who inquires or makes an inquisition, especially a questioner who is excessively rigorous or harsh.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.

n. An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions.

n. One whose official duty it is to examine and inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc.

n. A member of the Court of Inquisition.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. One who inquires or investigates; particularly, one whose official duty it is to inquire and examine: as, the inquisitors of the Holy Office or Inquisition.

n. An inquisitive or curious person.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition

n. a questioner who is excessively harsh

Word Usage

"if the word inquisitor had been invented he could have worn it like an old coat settling into the dark corners of its meaning with comfort."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

inquirer questioner querier enquirer asker

Cross Reference

grand inquisitor

Form

Grand Inquisitor

Rhyme

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