el
masculine
/imbestiɣaˈðoɾ/
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Translation
researcher, investigator
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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