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Inquisitor
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What's The Definition Of Inquisitor?
[n] a questioner who is excessively harsh
[n] an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition Synonyms | Synonyms for Inquisitor: interrogator Related Terms | Find terms related to Inquisitor: asker | busybody | catechist | cross-interrogator | cross-questioner | detective | eavesdropper | examiner | gossip | inquirer | inquisitionist | inquisitive | interlocutor | interpellator | interrogator | interrogatrix | interviewer | nosy Parker | opinion-sampler | Paul Pry | Peeping Tom | poller | pollster | prober | pry | querier | querist | questioner | questionist | quidnunc | quizzer | rubberneck | rubbernecker | sampler | scopophiliac | secret agent | sightseer | snoop | snooper | voyeur | yenta See Also | asker | enquirer | functionary | Grand Inquisitor | inquirer | official | querier | questioner Inquisitor In Webster's Dictionary \In*quis"i*tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. inquisiteur. See
{Inquire}.]
1. An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions. [R.]
``Inquisitors are tatlers.'' --Feltham.
2. (Law) One whose official duty it is to examine and
inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc. --Mozley & W.
3. (R.C.Ch.) A member of the Court of Inquisition.
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