English Explanatory Dictionary

surveyor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person occupied with surveying: the process of determining positions on the earth's surface.
  2. One who carries out a survey or poll.
  3. A person charged with inspecting something for the purpose of determining its condition, value, etc.

Pronunciation

/səːˈveɪ.ə/ [səːˈveɪ̯.ə] /səːˈvæ̝ɪ.ə/ [səːˈvæ̝ɪ̯.ə] ~ [səːˈvæ̝ɪ̯.ɐ̝] /sɚˈveɪ̯.ɚ/ [sɚˈveɪ̯.ɚ] ~ [sɹ̩ˈveɪ̯.ɹ̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-surveyor.wav

Word forms

surveyor surveyors surveyour

Etymology

From Middle English surveyour, from Anglo-Norman surveour, from Old French sorveor. By surface analysis, survey + -or.

Derived words

immunosurveyor land surveyor quantity surveyor surveyor general surveyorship tide surveyor

Translations

Bulgarian: инспектор Finnish: tarkastaja German: Gutachterin German: Gutachter German: Inspektorin German: Inspektor Hungarian: felügyelő Hungarian: ellenőr Italian: perito Italian: consulente Spanish: tasador Spanish: perito
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