From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinquisitorin‧quis‧i‧tor /ɪnˈkwɪzɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1 ASK A QUESTIONsomeone who is asking you a lot of difficult questions and making you feel very uncomfortable2 RRCan official of the Inquisition —inquisitorial /ɪnˌkwɪzəˈtɔːriəl◂/ adjective —inquisitorially adverb