Definition

1. Noun:
   • An investigator who observes carefully: A person who conducts a detailed inspection or investigation, often to find information or assess a situation.
   • Someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications: A person, often in an official or educational capacity, who gives and oversees tests to evaluate someone's knowledge, skills, or fitness for a role.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The forensic examiner carefully analyzed the evidence. (The investigator who observes carefully studied the proof.)
  • The driving examiner marked my parallel parking. (The person who administers a test evaluated my parking skill.)
  • All candidates must wait for the examiner's instructions. (All applicants must wait for the directions from the test administrator.)

Advanced Usage

• "To come under the examiner's scrutiny": To be subjected to a very careful and critical examination by an official.
  • The company's accounts came under the examiner's scrutiny. (The firm's financial records were subjected to a detailed official inspection.)

Variants and Related Words

• Examine (verb): To inspect or scrutinize carefully.
  • The doctor will examine the patient.
• Examination (noun): The act of examining or a formal test.
  • She passed the final examination.
• Cross-examiner (noun): A person, especially a lawyer, who questions a witness called by the opposing side.
  • The defense cross-examiner challenged the witness's story.

Synonyms

• Inspector: A person employed to inspect something.
• Assessor: A person who evaluates the quality or ability of someone or something.
• Tester: A person who tests something, especially a machine or product.

Related Phrases

• Examiner's report: The official document detailing the findings of an examination or inspection.
  • The examiner's report highlighted several safety concerns.

Related Idioms

• To face the examiner: To undergo a test or assessment, often implying a challenging situation.
  • After months of study, he finally had to face the examiner.

Noun

1. an investigator who observes carefully
   • the examiner searched for clues
2. someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications