What is the Latin word for examiner?

The usual Latin words for “examiner” are disceptō, investīgō, explōrō; also indāgō, quaesō, interrogō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“examiner” in Latin

disceptōto dispute; to debate or discuss; to decide, determine, judge or arbitrate investīgōto track or trace out, search after; to discover, investigate, search into explōrōto investigate, search out, seek, discover, examine, explore; to spy out, reconnoitre; to test, try, put to the proof indāgōto track, trace, hunt by tracking; to explore, investigate, search into quaesōto beg or ask (for); to seek interrogōto ask, question, inquire, interrogate, to seek information from; to put a formal question to (in making a stipulation);exquīrōto seek or seek out, search for or hunt up; to inquire into

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

examiner

disceptator: investigator (Cic.): explorator (Suet.): indagator (Col.) [SYN. under To EXAMINE]. In judicial matters, quaesitor (Cic., of one who conducts a preparatory investigation; opposed to one who pronounces the decision). The examiner of witnesses, qui testem (testes) interrogat: of a school, *qui examinat, explorat, exquirit, quid sciant or didicerint discipuli (Krebs); *qui tentat scientiam discipulorum (Georges).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for examiner?: The usual Latin words for “examiner” are disceptō, investīgō, explōrō; also indāgō, quaesō, interrogō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.