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Meanings of inquisitor in anglès

portuguès
interrogador
català
inquisidor

A questioner who is excessively harsh.

        inquisidor
        rus
        инквизиторы
        portuguès
        inquisitor
        català
        inquisidor
        espanyol
        inquisidor

        Official (usually with judicial or investigative functions) in an Inquisition.

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                inquisidor
                Usage of inquisitor in anglès
                1
                They had simply given the control of their judgment to the inquisitor.
                An Ethical Problem / Or, Sidelights upon Scientific Experimentat...
                2
                Not in the harsh tone of an inquisitor were these words uttered.
                The Delight Makers
                3
                Everyone saw that the inquisitor had not treated Theresa with proper respect.
                Witch Week
                4
                The wounded inquisitor of the state was still between life and death.
                Andrea Delfin
                5
                Mr. Stone had the genius and the appearance of a chief inquisitor.
                Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1
                6
                The door closed, and Dellon remained alone with the inquisitor and secretary.
                Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal / An Authentic Narrative of...
                7
                The inquisitor made a sign to the executioners to await his pleasure.
                The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and might...
                8
                Farwell leaned against the table and so came nearer to his inquisitor.
                The Place Beyond the Winds
                9
                This was locked, and Ned ordered the inquisitor to have it opened.
                Under Drake's Flag: A Tale of the Spanish Main
                10
                The voice of the inquisitor pierced her numbed sensibilities, compelling-almostdictating-heranswer.
                The Top of the World
                11
                O'Reilly eyed his inquisitor gravely; a subtle melancholy darkened his agreeable countenance.
                Rainbow's End
                12
                With its broken strap trailing, it hurried from the inquisitor to Chrestomanci.
                Witch Week
                13
                Sara drooped, her shoulders sagging as she looked at her small inquisitor.
                The adventures of button
                14
                But there was that stern inquisitor with his pointer exploring his soul.
                Huntingtower
                15
                That's because you look at everything with the eye of an inquisitor.
                Cæsar or Nothing
                16
                Writer does an imaginary playlet showing an income-tax inquisitor questioning a Lord.
                The new yorker
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                Translations for inquisitor
                espanyol
                inquisidor
                Inquisitor through the time
                Inquisitor across language varieties
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