prober
One who investigates
A prober is someone or something that probes—investigates, examines, or explores in depth.
The word appears in journalism and politics for reporters or investigators who dig beneath the surface: a relentless prober of government corruption.
In technical contexts, a prober is a device or instrument used to test or measure: a semiconductor prober.
Professional crime investigator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- inspectorOfficial quality checker
- examinerOne who evaluates officially
- analystOne who examines systematically
researcher · scrutinizer · questioner · auditor · inquisitor · spy · operative · agent
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- endoscopeInternal examination instrument
catheter · electrode · sensor · thermometer · stethoscope · speculum · colonoscope · laparoscope
Drifter or space explorer
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- landerSpacecraft for surface arrival
- sensorInput-detecting device
surveyor · pioneer · voyager · curiosity · orbiter · antenna · transmitter · deep-space
Intrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
- overcuriousExcessively inquisitive
invasive · interfering · obtrusive · impertinent · presumptuous · tactless · unwelcome · encroaching
detective
Professional crime investigator
analyst · researcher · scrutinizer · questioner · auditor · inquisitor · spy · operative · agent · tracker
ultrasound
Inaudible high-frequency waves
endoscope · catheter · electrode · sensor · thermometer · stethoscope · speculum · colonoscope · laparoscope · imaging
rover
Drifter or space explorer
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- landerSpacecraft for surface arrival
sensor · surveyor · pioneer · voyager · curiosity · orbiter · antenna · transmitter · deep-space · planetary
nosy
Intrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- busybodyIntrusive meddler
overcurious · invasive · interfering · obtrusive · impertinent · presumptuous · tactless · unwelcome · encroaching · bold
- examinersinspectors, examiner, reviewers, inspector, auditors
- investigatorsdetective, investigator, inspector, sleuth, gumshoe
- on probationServing trial period
- probation officerCourt-appointed offender monitor
- space probesUnmanned interplanetary research vessels
- probation periodConditional employment phase
- academic probationConditional student standing for underperformance
- temperature probesDevices measuring heat levels
probe, probing, probed, probation, reprobate, probes, approbation, probationer, probers