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inquisitor

/ɪnˈkwɪzɪtəː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
in-qui-si-tor
IPA
/ɪnˈkwɪzɪtəː/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.

noun

An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French inquisiteur, from Latin inquīsītor.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: inquisiteur, inquīsītor

Inflected Forms

inquisitors (plural) inquisitour (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

Femquisitor Inky inquisitee inquisitorship inquisitress

Phrases

Grand Inquisitor

Synonyms

interrogator

Questions

How do you pronounce inquisitor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈkwɪzɪtəː/.
What does inquisitor mean?
A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
Where does inquisitor come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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