inquisitor
noun/ɪnˈkwɪzɪtə(r)/
/ɪnˈkwɪzɪtər/
- a person who asks a lot of difficult questions, especially in a way that makes you feel threatened
- an officer of the inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church
Word Originlate Middle English: from French inquisiteur, from Latin inquisitor, from the verb inquirere (based on quaerere ‘seek’)
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