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 later confirmed that the remains were of Norman.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
The coroner’s office frequently identifies people who die in public within days of the incident.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2025
The men were identified Tuesday by the coroner’s office as Isaiah Paiva, 23, of Manteca and Jorge Gutierrez, 49, of Tracy.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Authorities and the coroner’s office don’t expect foul play at this stage of the investigation, said the sheriff’s office, according to the Paducah Sun.
—David Chiu, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
The coroner’s office frequently identifies people who die in public within days of the incident.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 23 Apr. 2025
The men were identified Tuesday by the coroner’s office as Isaiah Paiva, 23, of Manteca and Jorge Gutierrez, 49, of Tracy.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
Authorities and the coroner’s office don’t expect foul play at this stage of the investigation, said the sheriff’s office, according to the Paducah Sun.
—David Chiu, People.com, 18 Apr. 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 2 May. 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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