Investigator

/ɪnvˈɛstɪɡˌe‍ɪtɐ/

/ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪtɝ/

Investigator

a police officer who investigates crimes

synonyms : detective

a scientist who devotes himself to doing research

someone whose job is examining the causes, etc. of an accident or crime

Examples

1. The forensic investigator examined the skull to determine the cause of death.

2. Investigators say DNA has helped close the books on two unsolved murders in California in the late 1980s .

3. After decades as an investigator, I can identify a con man a mile away.

4. When he died, investigators were called in and soon smelt a rat.