Meanings
nouncross-examiner (plural cross-examiners)
plural cross-examiners
- A person who carries out a cross-examination.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier)
Similar
cross-questioner
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
cross-examiner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-examiner
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“cross-examiner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-examiner. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-examiner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-examiner.
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