Inquisitor Meaning and Definition from WordNet (r) 2.0

inquisitor n
1. a questioner who is excessively harsh [syn: interrogator]
2. an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition

Inquisitor Meaning and Definition from Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inquisitor \In*quis"i*tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. inquisiteur. See Inquire.]
1. An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions. [R.] ``Inquisitors are tatlers.'' --Feltham.
2. (Law) One whose official duty it is to examine and inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc. --Mozley & W.
3. (R.C.Ch.) A member of the Court of Inquisition.

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* Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas. - A. Whitney Griswold

* Books won't stay banned. They won't burn. Ideas won't go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost. The only sure weapon against bad ideas is better ideas. The source of better ideas is wisdom. The surest path to wisdom is a liberal education. - Alfred Whitney


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