Meanings
plural coroners
- CommonwealthIrelandJapanlawA public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove.
The coroner confirmed the cause of death.
- CanadaUSmedicineA medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
A report from the coroner was presented in court.
- Isle of ManThe administrative head of a sheading.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱorh₂-
- Ancient Greekκορώνη (korṓnē)
- Latincorōna
- Latincorōnāre
- Old Frenchcoroner
- Middle Englishcoroner
- Englishcoroner
From Middle English coroner, from Old French curuner, from Medieval Latin custōs placitōrum corōnae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”). The function was originally to protect royal properties. Compare crowner. Doublet of crown.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian съде́бен сле́довател
- съде́бен сле́довател (sădében slédovatel)who presides over an inquest
Catalan metge forense, forense
- metge forensewho performs autopsies
- forensewho performs autopsies
Chinese Mandarin 驗屍官 /验尸官, 死因裁判官
- 驗屍官 /验尸官 (yànshīguān)who presides over an inquest
- 死因裁判官 (sǐyīn cáipànguān)who presides over an inquest
Czech koroner, soudní lékař
- koronerwho presides over an inquest
- soudní lékařwho performs autopsies
Dutch lijkschouwer, patholoog-anatoom
- lijkschouwerwho presides over an inquest
- patholoog-anatoomwho presides over an inquest
Esperanto enketisto
- enketistowho presides over an inquest
Finnish kuolinsyyntutkija, kuolemansyyntutkija
- kuolinsyyntutkijawho presides over an inquest
- kuolemansyyntutkijawho presides over an inquest
- ruumiinavaajawho performs autopsies
- Mansaaren hallintoalueen johtajahead of a sheading
French médecin légiste, coroner
- médecin légistewho presides over an inquest
- coronerwho presides over an inquest
German Coroner, Gerichtsmediziner
- Coronerwho presides over an inquest
- Gerichtsmedizinerwho presides over an inquest
- Leichenbeschauerwho performs autopsies
- Leichenbeschauerinwho performs autopsies
Greek ιατροδικαστής, ιατροδικαστής
- ιατροδικαστής (iatrodikastís)who presides over an inquest
- ιατροδικαστής (iatrodikastís)who performs autopsies
Hindi कारोनर
- कारोनर (kāronar)who presides over an inquest
Hungarian halottkém, igazságügyi orvosszakértő
- halottkémwho presides over an inquest
- igazságügyi orvosszakértőwho presides over an inquest
- boncmesterwho performs autopsies
- boncnokwho performs autopsies
Indonesian koroner
- koronerwho presides over an inquest
Japanese 検死官
- 検死官 (kenshikan)who presides over an inquest
Korean 검시관
- 검시관 (geomsigwan)who presides over an inquest
Malay koroner
- koronerwho presides over an inquest
Māori kaiwhakawā tūpāpaku, kaitirotiro tūpāpaku
- kaiwhakawā tūpāpakuwho presides over an inquest
- kaitirotiro tūpāpakuwho performs autopsies
Polish koroner, coroner
- koronerwho presides over an inquest
- coronerwho presides over an inquest
- coronerwho performs autopsies
- koronerwho performs autopsies
- przywódcahead of a sheading
Portuguese legista, legista
- legistawho presides over an inquest
- legistawho performs autopsies
- médico-legistawho performs autopsies
- médica-legistawho performs autopsies
Romanian medic legist, medic legist
- medic legistwho presides over an inquest
- medic legistwho performs autopsies
Russian ко́ронер, сле́дователь по уби́йствам
- ко́ронер (kóronɛr)who presides over an inquest
- сле́дователь по уби́йствам (slédovatelʹ po ubíjstvam)who presides over an inquest
- суде́бный сле́дователь (sudébnyj slédovatelʹ)who presides over an inquest
- судмедэкспе́рт (sudmedɛkspért)who presides over an inquest
- судмедэкспе́рт (sudmedɛkspért)who performs autopsies
Spanish forense
- forensewho performs autopsies
Swedish coroner, rättsläkare
- coronerwho presides over an inquest
- rättsläkarewho presides over an inquest
- rättsläkarewho performs autopsies
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Cite this entry
coroner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coroner
“coroner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coroner. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coroner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coroner.
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