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coroner

cor·o·ner
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kawr-uh-ner, kor-]
    • /ˈkɔr ə nər, ˈkɒr-/
    • /ˈkɒr.ə.nər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawr-uh-ner, kor-]
    • /ˈkɔr ə nər, ˈkɒr-/

Definitions of coroner word

  • countable noun coroner A coroner is an official who is responsible for investigating the deaths of people who have died in a sudden, violent, or unusual way. 3
  • noun coroner a public official responsible for the investigation of violent, sudden, or suspicious deaths and inquiries into treasure trove. The investigation (coroner's inquest) is held in the presence of a jury (coroner's jury) 3
  • noun coroner a public officer who determines by inquest, sometimes with a jury, the causes of any deaths not obviously due to natural causes 3
  • noun coroner an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate by inquest, as before a jury, any death not clearly resulting from natural causes. 1
  • noun coroner An official who investigates violent, sudden, or suspicious deaths. 1
  • noun coroner inquest: medical examiner 1

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Origin of coroner

First appearance:

before 1225
One of the 9% oldest English words
1225-75; Middle English < Anglo-French corouner supervisor of the Crown's pleas, equivalent to coroune crown + -er -er2

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Parts of speech for Coroner

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

coroner popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

coroner usage trend in Literature

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