coinvestigator

noun

co·in·ves·ti·gat·or ˌkō-in-ˈve-stə-ˌgā-tər

variants or co-investigator

plural coinvestigators or co-investigators

: one of two or more investigators working together

"We sent a memo around to a number of faculty members," [William] Oh says, "and we attracted ten coinvestigators."—

John Lauerman

"… one significant frustration is we don't know a lot about the disease," said Dr. Holly Frost, study co-investigator and pediatrician …—

Wisconsin State Farmer

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Randy Auerbach, a clinical psychologist at Columbia University and a MAPS coinvestigator, is used to hearing that the study sounds like an invasion of privacy. —

Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 21 Aug. 2019

Word History

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1853, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coinvestigator was in 1853

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“Coinvestigator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coinvestigator. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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