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inquisitionist

[ in-kwuh-zish-uh-nist, ing- ]

noun

  1. an inquisitor.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of inquisitionist1

First recorded in 1880–85; inquisition + -ist
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Example Sentences

Then another man, the editor of a labor journal, revealed the fact that he was composing an editorial; he knew Guffey, and was going to publish Guffey's picture, and brand him as an "Inquisitionist."

He asked for Peter's picture, and Peter agreed to have one taken, and to be headlined as "The Inquisitionist's Victim."

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