different between examiner vs investigator

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

Attested in the mid?16th century; from Latin investigator, from investigare.

Noun

investigator (plural investigators)

1. One who investigates.

Hyponyms

• principal investigator

Derived terms

• co-investigator

Related terms

• investigatrix (feminine)

Translations

References

• investigator in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “investigator”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• investigator in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Latin

Etymology 1

From invest?g? +? -tor

Noun

invest?g?tor m (genitive invest?g?t?ris); third declension

1. investigator, researcher
   • 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

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

invest?g?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of invest?g?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of invest?g?

References

• 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

Etymology

From French investigateur, from Latin investigator.

Adjective

investigator m or n (feminine singular investigatoare, masculine plural investigatori, feminine and neuter plural investigatoare)

1. investigating

Declension

Noun

investigator m (plural investigatori, feminine equivalent investigatoare)

1. investigator

Derived terms

• investiga
• investigare
• investiga?ie