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- [kawr-uh-ner, kor-]
- /ˈkɔr ə nər, ˈkɒr-/
- /ˈkɒr.ə.nər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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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".
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