Home › Words › I › inquisitorinquisitor/ɪnˈkwɪzɪtəː/inquisitor means A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.inquisitor is pronounced /ɪnˈkwɪzɪtəː/.EtymologyFrom Old French inquisiteur, from Latin inquīsītor.nounA person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.e.g.“During the meeting, Jake turned into an inquisitor, firing questions at the presenter non-stop.”An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.inquisitorial 75% match — Of or pertaining to an inquisition, specifically the Inquisition. vs inquisitor →inquirist 74% match — An inquirer, a questioner. vs inquisitor →inquisitress 74% match — A female inquisitor. vs inquisitor →inquirer 74% match — One who inquires. vs inquisitor →inquisitrix 73% match — A female inquisitor. vs inquisitor →inquisition 73% match — An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter. vs inquisitor →inquisitee 72% match — One who is being questioned or interrogated. vs inquisitor →inquisitional 71% match — Of or pertaining to an inquisition. vs inquisitor →