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coroner

/ˈkɔɹ.ə.nɚ/noun3 syllables

Coroner means: a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes.

Synonyms for coroner3

noun, as in a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

medical examiner

also used for coroner

autopsist, autopsier

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What does coroner mean?1

noun

1

a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with coroner?2

three syllables

foreignerforerunner
Show 6 near rhymes
officerofficerscorridorforeignersforfeitureforester

Coroner in a sentence

  • The coroner didn't find any gunshot wounds on any of the bodies.CK
  • The coroner determined that the cause of death was decapitation.Amastan
  • Sami's body was examined by the coroner, then it was turned over to a funeral home.OsoHombre
  • That small town coroner was unable to determine the cause of death of this stranger.marioo
  • The coroner is performing an autopsy on Tom to find out what killed him.CK
  • The coroner is performing an autopsy on Tom to find out why he died.CK
  • The coroner couldn't say for sure what caused Tom's death.CK
  • The coroner couldn't say for sure how Tom died.CK

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Forms of coroner

as a noun

plural
coroners