investigator
English edit
Etymology edit
Attested in the mid‐16th century; from Latin investigator, from investigare.
Noun edit
investigator (plural investigators)
- One who investigates.
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- investigatrix (feminine)
- reinvestigator
Translations edit
one who investigates
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References edit
- “investigator”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “investigator”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “investigator”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
investīgātor m (genitive investīgātōris, feminine investīgātrīx); third declension
- investigator, researcher
- Synonym: indāgātor
- 2018, Tuomo Pekkanen, Nova formicae species [1], Nuntii Latini 27.4.2018:
- Grex investigatorum in Borneo novam formicae speciem invenit, quae se explodendo communitatem suam defendit.
- A group of researchers in Borneo has found a new species of ant which defends its nest by exploding.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | investīgātor | investīgātōrēs |
Genitive | investīgātōris | investīgātōrum |
Dative | investīgātōrī | investīgātōribus |
Accusative | investīgātōrem | investīgātōrēs |
Ablative | investīgātōre | investīgātōribus |
Vocative | investīgātor | investīgātōrēs |
Descendants edit
- Catalan: investigador
- French: investigateur
- Galician: investigador
- Italian: investigatore
- Ladino: investigador
- Portuguese: investigador
- Romanian: investigator
- Spanish: investigador
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
investīgātor
References edit
- “investigator”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “investigator”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French investigateur, from Latin investigator. Equivalent to investiga + -tor.
Adjective edit
investigator m or n (feminine singular investigatoare, masculine plural investigatori, feminine and neuter plural investigatoare)
Declension edit
Declension of investigator
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | investigator | investigatoare | investigatori | investigatoare | ||
definite | investigatorul | investigatoarea | investigatorii | investigatoarele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | investigator | investigatoare | investigatori | investigatoare | ||
definite | investigatorului | investigatoarei | investigatorilor | investigatoarelor |
Noun edit
investigator m (plural investigatori, feminine equivalent investigatoare)