investigator

1. A scientist who devotes himself to doing research (synset 110542669)
   is a type of: scientist - a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
   subtypes:

   • experimenter - a research worker who conducts experiments
   • boffin - (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research
   • fieldworker - a researcher who works in the field
   • post doc, postdoc - a scholar or researcher who is involved in academic study beyond the level of a doctoral degree
   same as: research worker, researcher
2. Someone who investigates (synset 110235293)
   is a type of: expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
   subtypes:

   • adjuster, adjustor, claim agent, claims adjuster, claims adjustor - one who investigates insurance claims or claims for damages and recommends an effective settlement
   • coroner, medical examiner - a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
   • detective - an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public
   • examiner, inspector - an investigator who observes carefully
   • ombudsman - a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government
   specific instances: samuel wiesenthal, wiesenthal - Austrian investigator of Nazi war crimes (born in 1908)
3. A police officer who investigates crimes (synset 110028930)
   is a type of: officer, police officer, policeman - a member of a police force
   subtypes:

   • dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw - someone who is a detective
   • plainclothesman - a detective who wears civilian clothes on duty
   • tracer - an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
   same as: detective, police detective, tec

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