'Inquisitor' definitions:
Definition of 'inquisitor'
(from WordNet)
noun
A questioner who is excessively harsh [syn: inquisitor, interrogator]
noun
An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition
Definition of 'Inquisitor'
From: GCIDE
- Inquisitor \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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) One whose official duty it is to examine and inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (R.C.Ch.) A member of the Court of Inquisition. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inquisitor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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