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examiner

nounattested in dialogue

  • //əɡˈzæmɪnɚ//

A person who investigates someone or something.

noun

  1. 1

    A person who investigates someone or something.

  2. 2

    A person who sets an examination.

  3. 3

    A person who marks an examination.

Etymology

Etymology tree English examine Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English examiner From examine + -er.

Forms

plural
examiners
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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