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inspector

noun
in-SPEK-ter/ɪnˈspɛktɚ/UKin-SPEK-tuh/ɪnˈspɛktə/

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3 meanings of inspector

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A person whose job is to check things carefully.

    The food inspector visited the restaurant kitchen this morning.

    Two inspectors checked every room in the new school.

    Similarexaminer

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  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A police officer whose rank is lower than a superintendent's.

    The inspector sent two of her officers to talk to the neighbors.

    Inspector Ruiz is in charge of the police station on Main Street.

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  3. 3
    nouncountable
    A computer program that lets you look closely at something, such as the code of a web page.

    Open the inspector to see how the web page is built.

    In the photo app, the inspector shows the date and size of each picture.

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Origin

It comes from a Latin word. It is "inspect" with the ending "-or".