different between examiner vs coroner

English

Etymology

examine +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???zæm?n?/.

Noun

examiner (plural examiners)

1. A person who investigates someone or something.
2. A person who sets an examination.
3. A person who marks an examination.

Related terms

• cross-examiner

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ex?min?re, present active infinitive of ex?min?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.za.mi.ne/

Verb

examiner

1. to examine

Conjugation

Descendants

• ? Romanian: examina

Further reading

• “examiner” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

ex?miner

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of ex?min?

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ex?min?re, present active infinitive of ex?min?.

Verb

examiner

1. to question (pose questions to)
2. to torture
3. to consider; to ponder; to weigh up

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Related terms

• examinateur
• examination
• examineor

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (examiner)

English

Etymology

From Middle English coroner, from Old French curuner, from Medieval Latin custos placitorum coronae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”). The function was originally to protect royal properties.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?.??.n?(?)/
• Rhymes: -???n?(?)

Noun

coroner (plural coroners)

1. A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, cases of treasure trove, and debris from shipwrecks.
2. (Canada, US) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
3. The administrative head of a sheading.

Hyponyms

• (who presides over an inquest): medical examiner, ME (if he or she performs autopsies)

Synonyms

• autopsier (rare)

Translations

Further reading

• coroner on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• crooner

French

Noun

coroner m (plural coroners)

1. coroner (in English-speaking countries)

Latin

Verb

cor?ner

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cor?n?

Middle English

Alternative forms

• corowner, crouner, crowner, coronour, coronier, corounere

Etymology

From Old French curuner; equivalent to coroune +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku?ru?ne?r/, /?kru?ne?r/, /kuru?ne?r/, /?kurun?r/

Noun

coroner (plural coroners)

1. A (medieval) coroner (a royal officer who helps administer law and the courts)

Descendants

• English: coroner (obsolete crowner)
• Scots: crownar (obsolete)

References

• “cor?un???r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-20.

Old French

Alternative forms

• coroner
• courouner
• corouner

Etymology

From Latin cor?n?re, present active infinitive of cor?n? (“I crown”).

Verb

coroner

1. to crown (make into a monarch)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• French: couronner