Surveyor


noun
1.
a person whose occupation is surveying.
2.
an overseer or supervisor.
3.
Chiefly British. a person who inspects something officially for the purpose of ascertaining condition, value, etc.
4.
(formerly) a U.S. customs official responsible for ascertaining the quantity and value of imported merchandise.
5.
(initial capital letter) U.S. Aerospace. one of a series of space probes (1966–68) that analyzed lunar soil and obtained other scientific information after soft-landing on the moon.
noun
1.
a person whose occupation is to survey land or buildings See also quantity surveyor
2.
(mainly Brit) a person concerned with the official inspection of something for purposes of measurement and valuation
3.
a person who carries out surveys, esp of ships (marine surveyor) to determine seaworthiness, etc
4.
a customs official
5.
(archaic) a supervisor

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