{{wiktionary|investigator}} '''Investigator''' may refer to: {{tocright}}
==Occupations== ===Government and law=== *Detective, a person who investigates crimes, can be a rank and job in a police department, state or federal employee, or a civilian called a private detective *Inspector, a police rank in many countries
===Science and academia=== *Clinical investigator, an investigator involved in a clinical trial *New investigator, a designation for less experienced researchers *Principal investigator, a researcher in a research project *the Investigator, a sloop, captained by Matthew Flinders, which made the first circumnavigation of the Australian coast.
===Other fields=== *Private investigator, a person who does not work for the police or government, but who undertakes investigations as a subcontractor *Ghost hunter or other paranormal investigator *Psychic detective, a person who investigates crimes by using purported psychic abilities * In Mormon missionary terminology, an investigator refers to someone who is investigating the LDS Church. Generally, a non-member who is taking the missionary discussions.
==Media== * ''Investigator'' (magazine), journal of the Geelong Historical Society *''The Investigator'', a 1954 Canadian radio play *''The Investigator'' (TV pilot), a 1973 British TV pilot *''The Investigator: A British Crime Story,'' a British television documentary * ''InvestiGators'', a graphic novel series by John Patrick Green
== Ships == * HMS ''Investigator'', name of ships in the Royal Navy * RV ''Investigator'', Australian research vessel built in 2013
==Places== ===Australia=== * Investigator Group, archipelago in South Australia * Investigator Marine Park, a marine protected area in South Australia * Investigator Strait, a strait in South Australia
==See also== * Investigation (disambiguation) * Investigator Group (disambiguation) * The Investigators (disambiguation)
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