corroborator

Examples

• All

• "They also got rid of corroborators," she said.

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• The most important corroborator, a former major in the Iraqi intelligence service, was deemed a liar by the CIA and DIA in May 2002, and a fabricator warning was posted in U.S. intelligence databases.

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• The investigator interviewed several corroborators to validate the witness's account of the event.

• Her testimony acted as a critical corroborator for the evidence presented in the trial.

• Scientists rely on the data from peer-reviewed studies as corroborators to back up their findings.

Synonyms

V

verifier

vscorroborator

1 6.1

A person who checks that information or documents are correct

supports claims with evidence, not merely testing accuracy

C

certifier

vscorroborator

1 4.8

A person or organization that checks if something meets needed standards

supports claims with evidence rather than granting formal certification

T

testifier

vscorroborator

1 6.3

A person who speaks in court to tell what they know

confirms claims with evidence but in any context, not only legal

C

confirmer

vscorroborator

1 4.9

A person or device that checks facts and shows they are true

supports claims by backing them with evidence rather than simple affirmation

P

prover

vscorroborator

6.3

A person or thing that shows something is true

supports claims with evidence but may not fully prove them

A

adducer

vscorroborator

9.9

A person who gives evidence or reasons to support a point

supports claims by backing them with evidence rather than just offering reasons

A

attester

vscorroborator

7.2

A person who confirms that a document or statement is true

confirms by providing supporting evidence rather than only witnessing

A

attestant

vscorroborator

• Formal

9.3

A person who watches and signs a document to show it is true

supports claims with evidence rather than only witnessing them

How Supportive

proof

∞ 2.5

evidence

∞ 1.8

corroborator

1 8.0

indication

382 3.9

suggestion

24 3.5

Surface Forms

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Etymology