investigator

/ɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪtər/

Syllables in·ves·ti·ga·tor

Stress in-VES-ti-ga-tor

Phonics Breakdown

in

/ɪn/

short i

ves

/vɛs/

short e

ti

/tɪ/

short i

ga

/ɡeɪ/

long a_e

tor

/tər/

schwa

Meaning

a person who examines facts carefully to discover the truth

Sound Reference

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in=/ɪn/(in) + ves=/vɛs/(vest) + ti=/tɪ/(tip) + ga=/ɡeɪ/(gate) + tor=/tər/(actor)

Example

The investigator collected evidence from the scene.