French word

examinateur

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛgzaminatœʁ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounexaminer

Example

L'examinateur a corrigé les copies.

The examiner marked the papers.

Illustration for examinateur (examiner)

More examples

En tant qu'examinateur, il doit être impartial.

As an examiner, he must be impartial.

Core concept

A designated evaluator who turns a candidate's answers into an official result.

Common phrases

  • en tant qu'examinateur

    as an examiner

Similar words

correcteur: A person who marks exam papers and assigns grades.
surveillant: A person who watches candidates during an exam to prevent cheating.

Definition in French

Personne désignée pour corriger, évaluer et décider du résultat lors d'une épreuve officielle.

Word origin

Examinateur derives from Latin examinātor, 'one who examines', from the same root as French examiner, with an agent-forming ending.

Usage tips

  • The feminine form is examinatrice, used with une or la when the evaluator is female.

Opposites

Related words

  • examenexaminationnoun
  • examinéexaminedadjective

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