Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.
NEW iPhone Audio English dictionary


Noun: inquisitor  in'kwi-zi-tu(r)
  1. A questioner who is excessively harsh
    "Torquemada was the inquisitor general for the Spanish Inquisition"
    - interrogator
Noun: Inquisitor
  1. An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition

Derived forms: inquisitors

See also: inquisitorial

Type of: asker, enquirer [Brit, Cdn], functionary, inquirer, official, querier, questioner

Encyclopedia: Inquisitor

Nearest

inquiringly
inquiry
inquiry agent
inquisition
Inquisition
inquisitional
inquisitive
inquisitively
inquisitiveness
Inquisitor
inquisitorial
inquisitory
inquorate
INR
inro
inroad
inrush
INS
ins and outs
insalubrious