coroner
noun
cor·o·ner
ˈkȯr-ə-nər 
ˈkär-
: a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
Examples of coroner in a Sentence
The coroner examined the body but found no evidence of foul play.
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The coroner’s office said autopsy results indicated that Neiswanger died from blunt force injuries.
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Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Aurora pedestrian killed in crash with Adams County coroner investigator
Paramedics took both victims to the hospital, where the 18-year-old later died from his injuries, according to a Thursday morning update from Aurora police officials.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
Authorities have not yet announced plans for a formal investigation beyond routine coroner procedures.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
No foul play is suspected and his cause of death is under investigation by the coroner's office, the Big Bear Sheriff Station confirmed on Facebook.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 21 May 2025
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Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Aurora pedestrian killed in crash with Adams County coroner investigator
Paramedics took both victims to the hospital, where the 18-year-old later died from his injuries, according to a Thursday morning update from Aurora police officials.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 May 2025
Authorities have not yet announced plans for a formal investigation beyond routine coroner procedures.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
No foul play is suspected and his cause of death is under investigation by the coroner's office, the Big Bear Sheriff Station confirmed on Facebook.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for coroner
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“Coroner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coroner. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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coroner
noun
cor·o·ner
ˈkȯr-ə-nər
ˈkär-
: a public officer whose chief duty is to discover the cause of any death possibly not due to natural causes
Medical Definition
coroner
noun
cor·o·ner
ˈkȯr-ə-nər, ˈkär-
: a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes see medical examiner sense 1
Legal Definition
coroner
noun
cor·o·ner
ˈkȯr-ə-nər
: a public officer whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of death when there is reason to think the death may not be due to natural causes
Etymology
Anglo-French, recorder of crown pleas, from corone crown
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