Investigator

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Investigator \In*ves"ti*ga`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. investigateur.]
     One who searches diligently into a subject.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Researcher \Re*search"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
     One who conducts research. In the field of scientific
     research, also called an {investigator} or {scientist}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  investigator
       n 1: a scientist who devotes himself to doing research [syn: {research
            worker}, {researcher}]
       2: someone who investigates
       3: a police officer who investigates crimes [syn: {detective},
          {tec}, {police detective}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "investigator":
     Bow Street runner, FBI, FBI agent, Federal, G-man, Secret Service,
     Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, T-man, detective, dick, examinant,
     examiner, eye, fed, gumshoe, hawkshaw, hotel detective,
     house detective, house dick, inquiry agent, inspector, narc,
     observer, operative, plainclothesman, police detective,
     private detective, private investigator, revenuer, scrutineer,
     sleuth, store detective, tec, tester, treasury agent, visitator,
     visitor