interrogators
They demand answers
Interrogators are people who conduct interrogations—formal, often intensive questioning.
The term most commonly applies to police detectives questioning suspects, military or intelligence officers extracting information from prisoners, or investigators probing witnesses.
The word carries connotations of pressure and persistence: The interrogators worked in shifts, denying him sleep.
Those who investigate beliefs
- examinersThose who scrutinize officially
- cross-examinersThose who interrogate witnesses
- probersThose who investigate thoroughly
- grillersThose who cook outdoors
interlocutors · scrutinizers · assessors · auditors · inspectors · evaluators · interviewers · investigators
Pressured compliance through threats
- waterboardingControlled asphyxiation interrogation technique
- badgeringPersistent harassment or nagging
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
intimidation · gaslighting · browbeating · silence · repetition · confrontation · minimization · accusation
Coercion through threats
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- forceStrength or compulsion
threats · harassment · demanding · overbearing · heavy-handedness · coercive · relentless · aggressive
Professional crime investigator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- inquiryRequest for information
- probeThorough examination or tool
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
evidence · suspect · witness · testimony · cross-examination · deduction · incriminate · corroborate
inquisitors
Those who investigate beliefs
- examinersThose who scrutinize officially
- cross-examinersThose who interrogate witnesses
- probersThose who investigate thoroughly
grillers · interlocutors · scrutinizers · assessors · auditors · inspectors · evaluators · interviewers · investigators · police
coercion
Pressured compliance through threats
- waterboardingControlled asphyxiation interrogation technique
- badgeringPersistent harassment or nagging
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
deception · intimidation · gaslighting · browbeating · silence · repetition · confrontation · minimization · accusation · guile
duress
Coercion through threats
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
force · threats · harassment · demanding · overbearing · heavy-handedness · coercive · relentless · aggressive · unnerving
detective
Professional crime investigator
forensics · evidence · suspect · witness · testimony · cross-examination · deduction · incriminate · corroborate · alibi
- secret policeStasi, KGB, Gestapo, NKVD, Cheka
- RFIDtag, RFID tags, reader, RFID chips, transponder
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- examinersinspectors, examiner, reviewers, inspector, auditors
- military unitsarmy, battalion, squad, brigade, company
- oppressorstyrants, despots, dictators, autocrats, authoritarians
interrogatorsrespondents
Those who answer queries
interviewees · subjects · witnesses · answerers · detainees