English noun: investigator |
1. | investigator (person) a scientist who devotes himself to doing research |
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| Synonyms | research worker, researcher |
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| Broader (hypernym) | scientist |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | boffin, experimenter, fieldworker, post doc, postdoc |
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2. | investigator (person) someone who investigates |
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| Broader (hypernym) | expert |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | adjuster, adjustor, claim agent, claims adjuster, claims adjustor, coroner, detective, examiner, inspector, medical examiner, ombudsman |
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| Instance hyponym | Samuel Wiesenthal, Wiesenthal |
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3. | investigator (person) a police officer who investigates crimes |
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| Synonyms | detective, police detective, tec |
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| Broader (hypernym) | officer, police officer, policeman |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, plainclothesman, tracer |
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