English

Noun

interrogator ‎(plural interrogators)

1. One who interrogates; a person who asks questions; a questioner.
2. A device that requests data from another device.
   • 2002, Mark Beaulieu, Wireless Internet applications and architecture (page 126)

     Any RFID interrogator within 30 meters can read an RFID tag in active mode.

Synonyms

• questioner
• inquirer
• inquisitor

Translations

Related terms

• interrogate
• interrogation

Latin

Etymology

From interrogō ‎(“inquire, interrogate; argue”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.ter.roˈɡaː.tor/, [ɪn.tɛr.rɔˈɡaː.tɔr]

Noun

interrogātor m ‎(genitive interrogātōris); third declension

1. An interrogator.
2. A wizard.

Inflection

Third declension.

Derived terms

• interrogātōrius

Related terms

Descendants

• French: interrogateur
• Italian: interrogatore

References

• interrogator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “interrogator”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.