scrutator

[ skroo-tey-ter ]
/ skruˈteɪ tər /

noun

a person who investigates.

Origin of scrutator

1570–80; < Latin scrūtātor searcher, examiner, equivalent to scrūtā(rī) to examine (see scrutiny) + -tor -tor

Words nearby scrutator

scrunchie, scrunchy, scruple, scrupulous, scrutable, scrutator, scrutineer, scrutinize, scrutiny, scrutoire, scry

Example sentences from the Web for scrutator

  • As usual in such cases, 'Scrutator' proceeded to make short work of him.

    Sharps and Flats |John Nevil Maskelyne

  • Scrutator” tells us that in the time of Mr. Meynell “it was not the fashion to have second horses in the field.

    The Horsewoman |Alice M. Hayes

  • "Scrutator," who followed, disclaimed any personal grievance.

    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Jan. 1, 191910964 |Various10964

  • A remonstrance has reached me from Scrutator on the subject of Knot I., which he declares was "no problem at all."

    A Tangled Tale |Lewis Carroll

British Dictionary definitions for scrutator

scrutator
/ (skruːˈteɪtə) /

noun

a person who examines or scrutinizes

Word Origin for scrutator

from Latin, from scrūtārī to search