"surveyor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /səˈveɪə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-surveyor.wav [US] Forms: surveyor [singular], surveyors [plural]
Etymology: survey + -or Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|survey|or}} survey + -or Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A surveyor is a person who checks the condition of land and buildings professionally.
    Sense id: simple-surveyor-en-noun-GGQnWPbx
  2. A surveyor is a person who inspects something to determine its condition, value, etc. Tags: UK
    Sense id: simple-surveyor-en-noun-5dBod5N1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -or
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