CROSS-QUESTIONER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cross-questioner mean? 

• CROSS-QUESTIONER (noun)
  The noun CROSS-QUESTIONER has 1 sense:

1. someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier)

  Familiarity information: CROSS-QUESTIONER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CROSS-QUESTIONER (noun)

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-questioner" is a kind of...):

asker; enquirer; inquirer; querier; questioner (someone who asks a question)

Derivation:

cross question (question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side)