Meanings
plural examiners
- A person who investigates someone or something.
1 more example
Younger [Customs] examiners, who, perhaps, have not yet acquired the intuition resulting from years of experience, seem partly responsible for the closer examination of incoming luggage. Not only is this closer scrutiny arousing feelings of resentment among passengers, but it is causing serious delays in the departure of boat trains, many of which have been reaching their destinations two or three hours late.
1951 November, “Delays to Boat Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 719 - A person who sets an examination.
- A person who marks an examination.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans eksaminator, eksaminator
- eksaminatorperson who investigates someone or something
- eksaminatorperson who marks an examination
Chinese Cantonese 考官
- 考官 (haau² gun¹)person who marks an examination
Chinese Mandarin 檢查員 /检查员, 調查員 /调查员
- 檢查員 /检查员 (jiǎncháyuán)person who investigates someone or something
- 調查員 /调查员 (diàocháyuán)person who investigates someone or something
- 考官 (kǎoguān)person who marks an examination
Czech zkoušející
- zkoušejícíperson who investigates someone or something
Danish undersøger, sagsbehandler
- undersøgerperson who investigates someone or something
- sagsbehandlerperson who investigates someone or something
- eksaminatorperson who marks an examination
- censor (fremmed)person who marks an examination
Finnish tutkija, arvostelija
- tutkijaperson who investigates someone or something
- arvostelijaperson who marks an examination
French examinateur, examinatrice
- examinateurperson who investigates someone or something
- examinatriceperson who investigates someone or something
German Prüfer, Prüfer
- Prüferperson who investigates someone or something
- Prüferperson who marks an examination
Greek εξεταστής, εξετάστρια
- εξεταστής (exetastís)person who investigates someone or something
- εξετάστρια (exetástria)person who investigates someone or something
Hindi जाँचकर्ता, परीक्षक
- जाँचकर्ता (jā̃ckartā)person who investigates someone or something
- परीक्षक (parīkṣak)person who marks an examination
Irish scrúdaitheoir
- scrúdaitheoirperson who marks an examination
Italian esaminatore
- esaminatoreperson who investigates someone or something
Latin inquīsītor, scrūtātor
- inquīsītorperson who investigates someone or something
- scrūtātorperson who investigates someone or something
Norwegian Bokmål sensor
- sensorperson who marks an examination
Russian инспе́ктор, ревизо́р
- инспе́ктор (inspéktor)person who investigates someone or something
- ревизо́р (revizór)person who investigates someone or something
- иссле́дователь (isslédovatelʹ)person who investigates someone or something
- экзамена́тор (ekzamenátor)person who marks an examination
Spanish examinador
- examinadorperson who investigates someone or something
Swahili mtahini, mtahini
- mtahiniperson who investigates someone or something
- mtahiniperson who marks an examination
Cite this entry
examiner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/examiner
“examiner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/examiner. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “examiner,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/examiner.
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