noun

interrogator

in-TAIR-uh-gay-ter/ɪnˈterəɡeɪtər/

A person who questions someone closely or formally.

The interrogator listens carefully before asking a follow-up question.

Latina investigator listens and asks follow-up with notebook.

Etymology

interLatinbetween, among

+rogatLatinask, question

+orLatinperson who acts

The questioning root plus the agent ending identifies the person doing the asking. The selected formal sense reflects the underlying Latin verb’s use for judicial questioning and cross-examination.

In context

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so what the interrogator is doing here is establishing a Baseline and this is what a lot of interrogators do just asking known questions

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More examples

She asked the interrogator to clarify what he meant.
The report described the interrogator’s formal questioning procedure.
A patient interrogator compared the answers with the record.

Forms

interrogator · interrogators

interrogate verb — question closely

Similar words

questioner: Questioner is general; interrogator suggests sustained or formal questioning.
examiner: An examiner tests or investigates; an interrogator does so chiefly through questions.