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Inquisitor vs Interrogator - What's the difference?

inquisitor | interrogator | Synonyms |

Interrogator is a synonym of inquisitor.



As nouns the difference between inquisitor and interrogator

is that inquisitor is a person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly while interrogator is one who interrogates; a person who asks questions; a questioner.

inquisitor

English

Alternative forms

* inquisitour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
  • An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.

    • Derived terms

    * Grand Inquisitor

    External links

    * (wikipedia "inquisitor") ----

    interrogator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who interrogates; a person who asks questions; a questioner.
  • A device that requests data from another device.
  • * 2002 , Mark Beaulieu, Wireless Internet applications and architecture (page 126)
    • Any RFID interrogator within 30 meters can read an RFID tag in active mode.

    Synonyms

    * questioner * inquirer * inquisitor

    Related terms

    * interrogate * interrogation

    External links

    * (Interrogation) English agent nouns ----