Synonyms for inquisitor

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-kwiz-i-ter

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈkwɪz ɪ tər

Définition of inquisitor

Origin : c.1400, from Old French inquisiteur (c.1400) or directly from Latin inquisitor "searcher, examiner," in law, "an investigator, collector of evidence," agent noun from Latin inquirere (see inquire). As the title of an officer of the Inquisition, from 1540s. Related: Inquisitorial.

noun questioner

Example sentences :

Katherine rose and gazed at him with the austerity of an inquisitor.
Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

In vain did the Inquisitor of the Faith strive to shake his constancy.
Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird

Phelps was not asking me these things, the inquisitor was actually telling me.
Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith

"I will tell the Inquisitor you wish to see him," the bald guard said.
Extract from : « Wizard » by Laurence Mark Janifer (AKA Larry M. Harris)

"The Inquisitor calls you when he wants you," the bald man said.
Extract from : « Wizard » by Laurence Mark Janifer (AKA Larry M. Harris)

What the execution of the Inquisitor's office meant, is, alas!
Extract from : « The Huguenots in France » by Samuel Smiles.

Joan paid the cabman and followed her inquisitor into the office.
Extract from : « To Love » by Margaret Peterson

The Frenchman darted a quick and angry look at his inquisitor.
Extract from : « The Albert Gate Mystery » by Louis Tracy

I asked again, as an inquisitor might say, 'Have you had enough?'
Extract from : « The Riddle of the Sands » by Erskine Childers

If he could work upon the fears of the Inquisitor, they might yet be saved.
Extract from : « The Ferryman of Brill » by William H. G. Kingston

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