noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
One who interrogates; a person who asks questions, especially one who is adversarial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inquisitor, inquirer, questioner
Antonyms: interrogatee, questionee
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noun
Meaning 2
A device that requests data from another device.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a questioner who is excessively harsh
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inquisitor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inquirer, enquirer, questioner, querier, asker
History
Etymology
From Latin interrogātor. By surface analysis, interrogate + -or.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سَائِل
(sāʔil)
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Arabic:
سَائِلَة
(sāʔila)
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Bulgarian:
разпи́тващ
(razpítvašt)
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Dutch:
ondervrager
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Dutch:
ondervraagster
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Dutch:
verhoorder
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Finnish:
kuulustelija
— one who interrogates, a questioner
French:
interrogateur
— one who interrogates, a questioner
French:
interrogatrice
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Georgian:
დამკითხველი
(damḳitxveli)
— one who interrogates, a questioner
German:
Fragender
— one who interrogates, a questioner
German:
Fragende
— one who interrogates, a questioner
German:
Fragesteller
— one who interrogates, a questioner
German:
Fragestellerin
— one who interrogates, a questioner
German:
Frager
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Greek:
ανακριτής
(anakritís)
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Hindi:
प्रश्नक
(praśnak)
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Hindi:
परिप्रश्नक
(paripraśnak)
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Hindi:
प्रश्नकर्ता
(praśnakartā)
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Latin:
percontātor
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Occitan:
interrogator
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Occitan:
questionaire
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Portuguese:
interrogador
— one who interrogates, a questioner
Spanish:
interrogador
— one who interrogates, a questioner
