assessor

Meanings

1. One who assesses a property for tax or insurance evaluation.
2. A specialist who assists the court in determining a matter.
3. A civil servant entrusted with checking the veracity of data and criteria used by a taxpayer to complete a tax return.
4. One who assesses a project for cost evaluation.
5. An official responsible for student welfare.
6. A member of an executive body in Italian local government.

Etymology

From Middle English assessour, from Old French assessour, from Latin assessor (“assistant judge; assessor of taxes”). Cognate with French assesseur.