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inquisitor

[in-kwiz-i-ter] / ɪnˈkwɪz ɪ tər /
NOUN
questioner
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Why, his inquisitor demanded, had Dillon, Read taken a disproportionate share of the profit from the funds it managed for the public?

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

Amorim said, without giving his inquisitor a chance to reply.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2025

Cornwell surely knew there was a fan in Morris, an enthusiast of the elusive as much as an inquisitor.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 20, 2023

In this context, her son is both the inquisitor and the healer, the reminder of the broken past and the hope for a more stable future.

From New York Times Nov. 29, 2021

Francis’s coat whipped out behind him in theatrical billows; he kept glancing furtively around to see if his inquisitor was anywhere nearby and from time to time he emitted a faint, self-pitying cough.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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