An inquisitor was an official in an Inquisition led by the Roman Catholic Church.

Inquisitor may also refer to:

Fictional characters

  • Imperial Inquisitor, fictional characters within Star Wars who are Force-sensitive beings that work for Darth Vader and form Emperor Palpatine's Inquisitorius
  • Grand Inquisitor (Star Wars), a fictional character from Star Wars Rebels and leader of the Inquisitorius in the Star Wars Expanded Universe.
  • Inquisitor (Doctor Who), a Time Lord featured throughout the twenty-third season of Doctor Who.
  • Hogwarts High Inquisitor (Harry Potter), an ad hoc post held by the character Dolores Umbridge.
  • The Inquisitor (Red Dwarf), the title character of the Red Dwarf episode of the same name.
  • The Inquisitor, a character from Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr.
  • The Inquisitor, the player character in Dragon Age: Inquisition.

Biology

  • Inquisitor (genus), a sea snail genus in the family Pseudomelatomidae
  • Calosoma inquisitor, a ground beetle species found in northern Africa, Europe and Asia

Software

  • Inquisitor (hardware testing software), a Linux-based diagnostic software suite
  • Inquisitor (search software), a search tool for Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer and iPhone
  • Inquisitor (video game), a 2009 role-playing game developed by Cinemax
  • The Inquisitor (video game), a 2024 action-adventure video game

Others

  • The Inquisitor (play), a 1797 play by Thomas Holcroft
  • Inquisitor (tabletop game), a tabletop game set in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe
  • Inquisitor (magazine), a game magazine published by Armorcast about Warhammer 40,000
  • "The Inquisitor" (Red Dwarf), an episode of the TV series, or the episode's title character
  • The Inquisitor, an alternate title for the 1981 French film Garde à Vue
  • The Inquisitor, an alternate title for the 1990 American film The Pit and the Pendulum
  • "Inquisitor", a song by Raven from All for One
  • Inquisitorial system, a legal system where the court or a part of the court is actively involved in determining the facts of the case

See also

  • Grand Inquisitor, the lead official of the Inquisition
  • "The Grand Inquisitor", a parable related in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Brothers Karamazov