Investigator may refer to:

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)