investigator

noun
🔊/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtə(r)/
🔊/ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪtər/
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  1. a person who examines a situation such as an accident or a crime to find out the truth调查者;侦查员
    • air safety investigators飞行安全调查人员
    • a private investigator (= a detective)私人侦探
    Topics Crime and punishmentc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryInvestigator is used after these nouns:
    • arson
    • police
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