# surveyor

Pronunciation: US say "sur-VAY-er" /sɚˈveɪɚ/; UK say "suh-VAY-uh" /səˈveɪə/

## Noun

1. A professional who measures land and physical features to determine exact positions on the earth's surface.
   - Simple: A person whose job is to measure land and mark out its size, shape, and borders.
   - _The surveyor set up her tripod and recorded the elevation at each corner of the lot._
   - _Before construction began, a team of surveyors mapped the entire valley._
2. A person appointed to inspect something, such as a building, in order to assess its condition, value, or quality. *(UK)*
   - Simple: A person whose job is to check the state of something, like a building, and say how good or valuable it is.
   - _The surveyor's report flagged rising damp in the cellar and a cracked chimney._
   - _Before the sale went through, the buyer's surveyor inspected the roof and outbuildings._
3. A person who carries out a poll or questionnaire, gathering answers and opinions from a group of people.
   - Simple: A person who asks many people questions to collect their answers and opinions.
   - _The surveyor compiled the responses from over a thousand households._
   - _Surveyors stationed outside the polling station recorded how people had voted._

## Origin

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

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