investigator

English

Etymology

Attested in the mid‐16th century; from Latin investigator, from investigare.

Noun

investigator (plural investigators)

  1. One who investigates.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • co-investigator

Translations

References

  • investigator in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • “investigator” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.
  • investigator in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Latin

Noun

investīgātor m (genitive investīgātoris); third declension

  1. investigator, researcher
    • 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Nova formicae species , Nuntii Latini 27.4.2018:
      Grex investigatorum in Borneo novam formicae speciem invenit, quae se explodendo communitatem suam defendit.
      A group of researchers in Borneo has found a new species of ant which defends its nest by exploding.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative investīgātor investīgātōrēs
genitive investīgātōris investīgātōrum
dative investīgātōrī investīgātōribus
accusative investīgātōrem investīgātōrēs
ablative investīgātōre investīgātōribus
vocative investīgātor investīgātōrēs

Verb

investīgātor

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative of investīgō
  2. third-person singular future passive imperative of investīgō

References

Romanian

Noun

investigator m (plural investigatori)

  1. investigator

Derived terms

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