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CROSS-EXAMINER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cross-examiner mean?
• CROSS-EXAMINER (noun)
The noun CROSS-EXAMINER has 1 sense:
1. someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier)
Familiarity information: CROSS-EXAMINER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
cross-examiner; cross-questioner
Hypernyms ("cross-examiner" is a kind of...):
asker; enquirer; inquirer; querier; questioner (someone who asks a question)
Derivation:
cross examine (question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side)
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