coroner
C1Substantiv/US /kˈɔrənɚ/ KÔR-ən-ər; UK /kˈɔrənɚ/ KÔR-ən-ər/
An officer of the peace whose principal duty is to inquire, with the help of a jury, into the cause of any violent, sudden or mysterious death, or death in prison, usually on sight of the body and at the place where the death occurred.
