cross-examiner
noun [ C ] uk/ˌkrɒs.ɪɡˈzæm.ɪ.nər/ us/ˌkrɑːs.ɪɡˈzæm.ə.nɚ/
（尤指法庭上的）诘问员，盘问者
a person who asks detailed questions of someone, especially a witness in a trial, in order to discover if they have been telling the truth
He is one of Scotland's most skilful cross-examiners. 他是苏格兰最熟练的诘问员之一。
The cross-examiner’s cunning questions got him to admit the truth. 诘问员巧妙的问题让他承认了事实。
See: cross-examine
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- No cross-examiner, however brilliant, can make much headway against a witness who is telling the truth.
- As a cross-examiner she was courteous, yet often surprisingly deadly.
- Liddle is a brutal cross-examiner of the many witnesses he calls.