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inquisitor

in·quis·i·tor [ in kwízzitər ] (plural in·quis·i·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. interrogator: somebody who relentlessly asks searching or hostile questions

2. Roman Catholic questioner: an official working for the Inquisition

[Early 16th century. Via French< Latin< inquirere (see inquire)]
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