interrogator

[ in-ter-uh-gey-ter ]

noun

1. a person who interrogates.
2. Also called challenger. Radio. a transmitter that emits a signal to trigger a transponder.

Word History and Origins

Origin of interrogator¹

1745–55; < Late Latin interrogātor; interrogate, -tor

Example Sentences

He is a sweary, pompous and then needy figure, unaware of how much he is being exposed by his TV interrogator, Emily Maitlis, played by Ruth Wilson.

From BBC

I won’t say more because that might get into FBI interrogator territory.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s told to start there by his interrogator.

From Los Angeles Times

But in the finale, as his interrogator tells him, he’s done with the past tense.

From Salon

He speaks of casting the audience in the role of the Captain’s interrogator, the Commandant, at the re-education camp from where Captain is imprisoned and narrating the story.

From Salon

Related Words

• questioner