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/imbestiɣaˈðoɾ/

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Translation

researcher, investigator

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Word origin

From investigar ('to investigate') plus the agent suffix -dor, from Latin investigare ('to track, to search into'), from vestigium ('footprint, trace'). The same root gives English 'investigate' and 'vestige'.

Origin
Latin
Root
investigare
English cognates
investigate, vestige

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralinvestigadores

Examples

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The researcher presented the results of his study.

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A police investigator arrived at the crime scene.

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The researchers are working on a new vaccine.

investigadora reconocida .

She is a well-known researcher in the field of biology.

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How many years has that researcher been at the university?

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This word is taught in chapter 28, lesson 7: investigador, fianza, garantizar and 7 more words.