inquisitor
Syllables: in·qui·si·tor/ɪnˈkwɪzɪtəː/
inquisitor noun: a person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
Noun
inquisitor (plural inquisitors)
- A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
- During the meeting, Jake turned into an inquisitor, firing questions at the presenter non-stop.
- An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.
inquisitor meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
inquisitor in Tamil
- விசாரணை அதிகாரி, விசாரிப்பவர்
inquisitor in Urdu
- قاضی, تفیش کار
inquisitor in Bengali
- কঠোরভাবে জিজ্ঞাসাবাদকারী ব্যক্তি
Forms of inquisitor
| plural | inquisitors |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | inquisitour |
Origin of inquisitor
From Old French inquisiteur, from Latin inquīsītor.
Words formed from inquisitor
Questions about inquisitor
- What does inquisitor mean?
- Inquisitor means a person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
- What is inquisitor in Tamil?
- Inquisitor in Tamil is விசாரணை அதிகாரி, விசாரிப்பவர். See Inquisitor meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is inquisitor?
- Inquisitor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce inquisitor?
- Inquisitor is pronounced /ɪnˈkwɪzɪtəː/.
- What is the plural of inquisitor?
- The plural of inquisitor is inquisitors.
Words near inquisitor in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: inquisitor (page history and authors); inquisitor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inquisitor (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inquisitor (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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