surveyor
Pluralsurveyors
- 1A person whose job is to measure land and mark out its size, shape, and borders.
Like someone who carefully measures a room before you buy furniture, but for whole pieces of land.
The surveyor measured the field before the builders arrived.
A surveyor marked the edges of the property line for us.
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- 2A person whose job is to check the state of something, like a building, and say how good or valuable it is.
Like a doctor who examines a building and says how healthy it is.
The surveyor checked the old house before my parents bought it.
A surveyor will visit the flat to see if it needs repairs.
Similarinspector, assessor, appraiser
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- 3A person who asks many people questions to collect their answers and opinions.
Like a person who goes around asking everyone the same questions to find out what most people think.
The surveyor asked shoppers which products they liked best.
A surveyor called our house to ask about our voting plans.
Similarpollster, canvasser, interviewer
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Origin
It comes from an old French word, and can be seen as 'survey' plus '-or'.