Inquisitor

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  • noun. One who inquires or makes an inquisition, especially a questioner who is excessively rigorous or harsh.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who inquires or investigates; particularly, one whose official duty it is to inquire and examine: as, the inquisitors of the Holy Office or Inquisition.
  • noun. An inquisitive or curious person.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions.
  • noun. One whose official duty it is to examine and inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc.
  • noun. A member of the Court of Inquisition.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
  • noun. An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition
  • noun. a questioner who is excessively harsh
  • Word Usage
    "But in the light of such deafening coolness, the inner inquisitor is easily drowned out."
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