noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/
General-American:/ˈkɔɹ.ə.nɚ/
New-York-City:/ˈkɑɹ.ə.nɚ/
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rhymes with -ɒɹənə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:K AO1 R AH0 N ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, Japan
Topics: law
Examples
The coroner confirmed the cause of death.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: official
2
noun
Meaning 2
A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
Topics: medicine, sciences
Examples
A report from the coroner was presented in court.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: autopsist, autopsier
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: medical doctor
3
noun
Meaning 3
The administrative head of a sheading.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Isle of Man
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: medical examiner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: investigator
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh2-der. Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē)bor. Latin corōna Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin corōnāre Old French coronerbor. Middle English coroner English coroner From Middle English coroner, from Old French curuner, from Medieval Latin custōs placitōrum corōnae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”). The function was originally to protect royal properties. Compare crowner. Doublet of crown.
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
съде́бен сле́довател
(sǎdében slédovatel)
— who presides over an inquest
Chinese Mandarin:
驗屍官 /验尸官
(yànshīguān)
— who presides over an inquest
Chinese Mandarin:
死因裁判官
(sǐyīn cáipànguān)
— who presides over an inquest
Czech:
koroner
— who presides over an inquest
Dutch:
lijkschouwer
— who presides over an inquest
Dutch:
patholoog-anatoom
— who presides over an inquest
Esperanto:
enketisto
— who presides over an inquest
Finnish:
kuolinsyyntutkija
— who presides over an inquest
Finnish:
kuolemansyyntutkija
— who presides over an inquest
French:
médecin légiste
— who presides over an inquest
French:
coroner
— who presides over an inquest
German:
Coroner
— who presides over an inquest
German:
Gerichtsmediziner
— who presides over an inquest
Greenlandic:
eqqartuussinermi nakorsaq
— who presides over an inquest
Hindi:
कारोनर
(kāronar)
— who presides over an inquest
Hungarian:
halottkém
— who presides over an inquest
Hungarian:
igazságügyi orvosszakértő
— who presides over an inquest
Indonesian:
koroner
— who presides over an inquest
Interlingua:
coroner
— who presides over an inquest
Japanese:
検死官
(kenshikan)
— who presides over an inquest
Korean:
검시관
(geomsigwan)
— who presides over an inquest
Macedonian:
истра́жител
(istrážitel)
— who presides over an inquest
Malay:
koroner
— who presides over an inquest
Māori:
kaiwhakawā tūpāpaku
— who presides over an inquest
Polish:
koroner
— who presides over an inquest
Polish:
coroner
— who presides over an inquest
Portuguese:
legista
— who presides over an inquest
Romanian:
medic legist
— who presides over an inquest
Russian:
ко́ронер
(kóronɛr)
— who presides over an inquest
Russian:
сле́дователь по уби́йствам
(slédovatelʹ po ubíjstvam)
— who presides over an inquest
Russian:
суде́бный сле́дователь
(sudébnyj slédovatelʹ)
— who presides over an inquest
Russian:
судмедэкспе́рт
(sudmedɛkspért)
— who presides over an inquest
Serbo-Croatian:
исљедник
— who presides over an inquest
Serbo-Croatian:
isljednik
— who presides over an inquest
Swedish:
coroner
— who presides over an inquest
Swedish:
rättsläkare
— who presides over an inquest
Catalan:
metge forense
— who performs autopsies
Catalan:
forense
— who performs autopsies
Czech:
soudní lékař
— who performs autopsies
Finnish:
ruumiinavaaja
— who performs autopsies
Greek:
ιατροδικαστής
(iatrodikastís)
— who performs autopsies
Hungarian:
boncmester
— who performs autopsies
Hungarian:
boncnok
— who performs autopsies
Macedonian:
патоло́г
(patológ)
— who performs autopsies
Māori:
kaitirotiro tūpāpaku
— who performs autopsies
Polish:
coroner
— who performs autopsies
Polish:
koroner
— who performs autopsies
Portuguese:
legista
— who performs autopsies
Portuguese:
médico-legista
— who performs autopsies
Portuguese:
médica-legista
— who performs autopsies
Romanian:
medic legist
— who performs autopsies
Russian:
судмедэкспе́рт
(sudmedɛkspért)
— who performs autopsies
Serbo-Croatian:
мртво̀зо̄рнӣк
— who performs autopsies
Serbo-Croatian:
судски патолог
— who performs autopsies
Serbo-Croatian:
mrtvòzōrnīk
— who performs autopsies
Serbo-Croatian:
sudski patolog
— who performs autopsies
Spanish:
forense
— who performs autopsies
Swedish:
rättsläkare
— who performs autopsies
Finnish:
Mansaaren hallintoalueen johtaja
— head of a sheading
