inquisitor

[ in-kwiz-i-ter ]

/ ɪnˈkwɪz ɪ tər /

a person who makes an inquisition.

a questioner, especially an unduly curious or harsh one.

a person who investigates in an official capacity.

a member of the Inquisition.

Origin of inquisitor

1495–1505; < Latin inquīsītor, equivalent to inquīsī-, variant stem of inquīrere to inquire + -tor -tor

inquirer inquisitor

The same thing occurred every where; never was inquisitor more mortified.

History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume V |J. H. Merle d'Aubigné
My immediate first impulse is to protest against the inquisitor and to prefer the merchant who comes to offer me his wares.

Tragic Sense Of Life |Miguel de Unamuno
"The Inquisitor calls you when he wants you," the bald man said.

Wizard |Laurence Mark Janifer (AKA Larry M. Harris)
The inquisitor hastened to her cell and found the poor creature hiding under the bed.

A History of The Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2, |Henry Charles Lea

At last he took his departure, and it was my turn to play the inquisitor.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 67, No. 416, June 1850 |Various

inquisitor

/ (ɪnˈkwɪzɪtə) /

a person who inquires, esp deeply, searchingly, or ruthlessly

(often capital) an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition