coroner

🇺🇸 /ˈkɔːrənər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɒrənə(r)/
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noun
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A person whose job is to find out how someone died if it was sudden or unexpected.

After the accident, the coroner examined the scene to determine the cause of death.

translation

n. A person whose job is to find out how someone died if it was sudden or unexpected.

Word Forms

Plural coroners