interrogator
noun
in·ter·ro·ga·tor
in-ˈter-ə-ˌgā-tər 
-ˈte-rə-
1
: one that interrogates
2
: a radio transmitter and receiver for sending out a signal that triggers a transponder and for receiving and displaying the reply
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Amir was coy at first, but eventually the interrogators drew enough out of him to identify at least two of them.
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Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The lawsuit alleges that CACI is liable for the three plaintiffs' mistreatment because the company provided civilian interrogators to the Army who were assigned to Abu Ghraib and conspired with the military police who were serving as prison guards to torture the inmates.
—Matthew Barakat, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
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Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The lawsuit alleges that CACI is liable for the three plaintiffs' mistreatment because the company provided civilian interrogators to the Army who were assigned to Abu Ghraib and conspired with the military police who were serving as prison guards to torture the inmates.
—Matthew Barakat, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Interrogator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interrogator. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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