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Interrogator   /ˌɪntˈɛrəgˌeɪtər/   Listen
Interrogator

noun
1.
A questioner who is excessively harsh.  Synonym: inquisitor.






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"Interrogator" Quotes from Famous Books



... province, was an enthusiastic Carlist, willingly supplied him with the razor and refreshment of which he stood in pressing need. His appearance somewhat improved, and his appetite satisfied, Paco in his turn became the interrogator, and the first answers he received caused him extreme surprise. The most triumphant success had waited on the Carlist arms during the period of his captivity. The Christino generals had been on all hands discomfited by the men at whose discipline ...
— Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 365, March, 1846 • Various

... now quite reassured that the Indian would do him no harm, and boldly inquired who his interrogator ...
— The War Chief of the Six Nations - A Chronicle of Joseph Brant - Volume 16 (of 32) in the series Chronicles of Canada • Louis Aubrey Wood

... much," returned his interrogator, smiling significantly at the other passengers. "But in ...
— The Three Partners • Bret Harte

... a perfect contrast to his interrogator, who had just designated him by the name of Aramis. He was a stout man, of about two- or three-and-twenty, with an open, ingenuous countenance, a black, mild eye, and cheeks rosy and downy as an autumn ...
— The Three Musketeers • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... reserve upon all subjects which touch upon the more delicate and personal chords of the heart. When they speak of themselves, we may almost always be certain that they keep some concealment in reserve, which assures them the advantage in intellect, or feeling. They suffer their interrogator to remain in ignorance of some circumstance, some mobile secret, through the unveiling of which they would be more admired, or less esteemed, and which they well know how to hide under the subtle smile of an almost imperceptible mockery. Delighting ...
— Life of Chopin • Franz Liszt

... called cards; and though he decidedly inclined to the opinion that this was one, he was by no means certain of the fact. Had Simon known this he would certainly have escaped; but he did not. His father, assuming the look of extreme sapiency, which is always worn by the interrogator who does not desire or expect to increase his ...
— The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) • Various

... that seemed to require a deal of answering. While Tristram was perpending how best to begin, his interrogator ...
— The Blue Pavilions • Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch



Words linked to "Interrogator" :   questioner, asker, querier, interrogate, enquirer, inquirer



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