"scrutineer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈskɹuː.tɪn.ɪə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: scrutineers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From scrutiny + -eer. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scrutiny|eer}} scrutiny + -eer Head templates: {{en-noun}} scrutineer (plural scrutineers)
  1. (now chiefly motor racing) A person who scrutinises; a person responsible for scrutineering. Categories (topical): Motor racing, People
    Sense id: en-scrutineer-en-noun-WJGIiRdj Disambiguation of People: 58 0 25 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -eer Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 5 28 21 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 7 23 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 57 7 22 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -eer: 48 9 26 17 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
  2. (Canada, elections) A poll-watcher. Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-scrutineer-en-noun-innEXPH- Categories (other): Canadian English
  3. (Canada) A person who observes any process which requires rigorous oversight. Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-scrutineer-en-noun-sMpVW2dU Categories (other): Canadian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scrutineering (alt: n.)

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈskɹuː.tɪn.ɪə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: scrutineers [present, singular, third-person], scrutineering [participle, present], scrutineered [participle, past], scrutineered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From scrutiny + -eer. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|scrutiny|eer}} scrutiny + -eer Head templates: {{en-verb}} scrutineer (third-person singular simple present scrutineers, present participle scrutineering, simple past and past participle scrutineered)
  1. (transitive) To scrutinise; to thoroughly check that an election is being run fairly, or that a vehicle meets the rules of a competition, etc. Tags: transitive Derived forms: scrutineered [adjective]
    Sense id: en-scrutineer-en-verb-0ZGSg9f5

Inflected forms

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