examiner
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
a person who creates or marks a test to see how much you know.
an official responsible for setting, administering, or grading academic or professional examinations.
Simple“The examiner told the students to put their pens down when the time was up.”
In context“The external examiner reviewed the final scripts to ensure that the marking criteria had been applied consistently across all departments.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
a person who looks at something very carefully to check for mistakes or to find the truth.
a person who investigates or inspects something officially, such as a medical examiner or a patent examiner.
Simple“The bank examiner checked the records to make sure no money was missing.”
In context“The medical examiner was called to the scene to determine the approximate time of death before the body was moved to the laboratory.”
Synonyms
“A follow-up study found that, with the same examiners, some students received fewer than 10 questions while others received nearly 50.”
From examine + -er.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.