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examinateur

examiner, invigilator

noun eg-zah-mee-nah-TUR Rare
People & Society Education

Usage Note

Examinateur (feminine examinatrice) is the person who conducts or marks an oral examination — common in the French baccalauréat and driving tests. An examinateur du permis de conduire is a driving examiner. The word is formal; in casual speech one might say le prof qui fait passer l'exam.

Examples

"L'examinateur a posé des questions difficiles."

Natural Translation

The examiner asked difficult questions.

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