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coroner

Syllables: cor·o·ner/ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)//ˈkɔɹ.ə.nɚ/

coroner noun: 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.

Noun

coroner (plural coroners)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, Japan) 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.
    • The coroner confirmed the cause of death.
  2. (Canada, US) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
    • A report from the coroner was presented in court.
    Synonyms:
    autopsist, autopsier
  3. (Isle of Man) The administrative head of a sheading.

coroner meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

coroner in Hindi

who presides over an inquest
कारोनर kāronar

coroner in Tamil

பிண ஆய்வாளர், மரண விசாரணை அதிகாரி, நீதிபதி

coroner in Urdu

طبیب قانونی

coroner in Bengali

মৃতদেহের ময়নাতদন্তকারী সরকারি কর্মকর্তা
More languagesFewer languages
coroner in Malay
koroner
coroner in Indonesian
koroner

Synonyms of coroner

Forms of coroner

pluralcoroners

Plural of coroner: coroners

Origin of 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.

Words formed from coroner

Questions about coroner

What does coroner mean?
Coroner means 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.
What is coroner in Hindi?
Coroner in Hindi is कारोनर (kāronar). See Coroner meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is coroner?
Coroner is a noun.
How do you pronounce coroner?
Coroner is pronounced /ˈkɒ.ɹə.nə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of coroner?
The plural of coroner is coroners.

Words near coroner in the dictionary

  1. coronectomy
  2. coronel
  3. coronels
  4. coronene
  5. coronenes
  6. coroner
  7. coroner's clot
  8. coroner's clots
  9. coroners
  10. coronership
  11. coronerships

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: coroner (page history and authors); coroner (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); coroner (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); coroner (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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