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Webster 1913 Edition

Examiner

Ex-am′in-er

,
Noun.
One who examines, tries, or inspects; one who interrogates; an officer or person charged with the duty of making an examination;
as, an
examiner
of students for a degree; an
examiner
in chancery, in the patent office, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition

Examiner

EXAM'INER

,
Noun.
One who examines, tries or inspects; one who interrogates a witness or an offender.
1.
In chancery, in Great Britain, the Examiners are two officers of that court, who examine, on oath, the witnesses for the parties.

Definition 2024

examiner

examiner

English

Noun

examiner ‎(plural examiners)

  1. A person who investigates someone or something.
  2. A person who marks an examination.
  3. A person who sets an examination.

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Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exāmināre, present active infinitive of exāminō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɡzamine/

Verb

examiner

  1. to examine

Conjugation

Latin

Verb

exāminer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of exāminō

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exāmināre, present active infinitive of exāminō.

Verb

examiner

  1. to question (pose questions to)
  2. to torture
  3. to consider; to ponder; to weigh up

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of examiner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive examiner avoir examiné
gerund en examinant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle examinant
past participle examiné
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present examin examines examine examinons examinez examinent
imperfect examinoie, examineie, examinoe, examineve examinoies, examineies, examinoes, examineves examinoit, examineit, examinot, examineve examiniiens, examiniens examiniiez, examiniez examinoient, examineient, examinoent, examinevent
preterite examinai examinas examina examinames examinastes examinerent
future examinerai examineras examinera examinerons examineroiz, examinereiz, examinerez examineront
conditional examineroie, examinereie examineroies, examinereies examineroit, examinereit examineriiens, examineriens examineriiez, examineriez examineroient, examinereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present examin examins examint examinons examinez examinent
imperfect examinasse examinasses examinast examinissons, examinissiens examinissoiz, examinissez, examinissiez examinassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— examine — examinons examinez —

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References

Etymology

examine +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzæmɪnə/.

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