surveyor
pronunciation
How to pronounce surveyor in British English:
UK [səˈveɪə(r)]
How to pronounce surveyor in American English:
US [sərˈveɪə(r)]
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- Noun:
- an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures
- someone who conducts a statistical survey
Word Origin
- surveyor (n.)
- early 15c. (late 14c. as a surname), from Anglo-French surveiour "guard, overseer," Old French sorveor, from Old French verb sorveoir "to survey" (see survey (v.)).
Example
- 1. The surveyor asked of the station gendarme .
- 2. The surveyor heaved a sigh and made his way out of the station .
- 3. So why would we need a land surveyor ?
- 4. Is the land surveyor with you ?
- 5. That 's just land surveyor .