inspector
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in·spec·tor
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Definition of inspector
1
: a person employed to inspect something
2a
: a police officer who is in charge of usually several precincts and ranks below a superintendent or deputy superintendent
b
: a person appointed to oversee a polling place
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Other Words from inspector
inspectorship
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Examples of inspector in a Sentence
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An inspector for the construction project on the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge was stabbed to death Thursday afternoon on one of the bridgeâs pedestrian walkways, D.C. police said. — Laurel Demkovich, Washington Post, "Contractor killed in stabbing on South Capitol Street bridge, police say," 22 Aug. 2019 In July, Councilman Zeke Cohen said Cummingâs office was investigating Crescenzo A. Gizzi, an inspector in the Public Works Departmentâs wastewater section, but the report does not mention Gizzi specifically. — Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, "Baltimore Public Works employee who was investigated for anti-Semitic, racist posts no longer works for city," 22 Aug. 2019 An inspector from the Housing Authority of Baltimore City eventually determined a corroded pipe was leaking raw sewage into Ralphâs bathroom. — Danielle Ohl, ProPublica, "Trump Called Baltimore âVermin Infestedâ While the Federal Government Fails to Clean Up Rodents in Subsidized Housing," 14 Aug. 2019 Dashtaki set up shop at the Laguna Beach Farmers Market â and quickly began tangling with an inspector from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. — Los Angeles Times, "The one place in Los Angeles to buy the best yogurt in America," 27 July 2019 Tolbert said Realtors should be aware of the latest Fannie May and Freddie Mac pilots, known as bifurcated appraisals, in which the GSEs send out an unlicensed inspector to inspect the property, take photos and check a list of items via an iPad. — Rose Meily, The Mercury News, "Real deal: Silicon Valley property values experience moderate gains," 19 July 2019 Michigan Flint: State officials are questioning whether crews digging water service lines in the city near an American Indian burial ground found human remains after an inspector found work was being conducted without an archaeologist. — USA TODAY, "Whiskey webs, alien abductions, goldfish invasion: News from around our 50 states," 25 June 2019 Anderson worked as an inspector for the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety on the Strada Vecchia project. — Emily Alpert Reyes, latimes.com, "New claims about perks for inspector, perils for neighbors in Bel-Air mega-mansion case," 17 June 2019 In 2013, an inspector found three rooms with beds, clothes, computers, cellphones, desks and a refrigerator full of food at Serenity Massage in Tampa. — Terry Spencer, The Seattle Times, "AP Investigation: Florida gets tougher on massage-parlor sex," 31 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inspector.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for inspector
inspector
noun
English Language Learners Definition of inspector
: a person whose job is to inspect something
: a police officer who is in charge of several police departments
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inspector
noun
in·spec·tor
Legal Definition of inspector
1
: a person employed or authorized to inspect something
2
: a police officer in charge of a number of precincts and ranking below a superintendent or deputy superintendent
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