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invigilator

/ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtəɹ/

invigilator noun: a person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor.

Noun

invigilator (plural invigilators)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor
  2. (Ireland, UK, archaic) A person who supervises a gallery at a museum.

invigilator meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada

invigilator in Tamil

கண்காணிப்பாளர்

invigilator in Urdu

امتحان کا نگران

invigilator in Malayalam

പരിവീക്ഷകൻ, മേൽനോട്ടം വഹിക്കുന്നയാൾ, നിരീക്ഷിക്കുന്നയാൾ

invigilator in Kannada

ಸಂವೀಕ್ಷಕ
More languagesFewer languages
invigilator in Arabic
مراقب murāqib
invigilator in Malay
pengawas peperiksaan
invigilator in Persian
مُراقِب morâgeb

Forms of invigilator

pluralinvigilators

Origin of invigilator

From invigilate + -or, from Latin invigilatus, past participle of invigilo.

Questions about invigilator

What does invigilator mean?
Invigilator means a person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor.
What is invigilator in Tamil?
Invigilator in Tamil is கண்காணிப்பாளர். See Invigilator meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is invigilator?
Invigilator is a noun.
How do you pronounce invigilator?
Invigilator is pronounced /ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtəɹ/.
What is the plural of invigilator?
The plural of invigilator is invigilators.

Words near invigilator in the dictionary

  1. invigilated
  2. invigilates
  3. invigilating
  4. invigilation
  5. invigilations
  6. invigilator
  7. invigilators
  8. invigilatrices
  9. invigilatrix
  10. invigor
  11. invigorant

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Adapted from Wiktionary: invigilator (page history and authors); invigilator (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); invigilator (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); invigilator (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); invigilator (Kannada 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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