surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
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That’s what happened to Scott Field, a land surveyor in Beaverton, Oregon. — Washington Post, "Brew the years: Beer fans ‘CANvention’ opens in New Mexico," 29 Aug. 2019 We were given some time to voice our concerns and ask questions, but received very few actual answers from the council member directing the meeting and next to no response from the surveyor who created the Community Engagement Report. — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, "Letters: Quit kicking the can down the crumbling road," 17 Aug. 2019 Larion worked part-time as a surveyor for the city of Dearborn and is currently looking for work, said his attorney, Ed Zelenak. — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, "State: Dearborn employee fired for anti-Muslim remarks did not commit misconduct," 19 June 2019 Before clinching the World Record title, Harlech had to call in a skilled surveyor to assess Ffordd Pen Llech’s incline. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "This Street in Wales Is Officially the World’s Steepest," 16 July 2019 When gold was discovered, Bailey had a surveyor lay out a town site, and lots were given to anyone who promised to build. — Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Julian: Apple pie and the Old West bring visitors to this mountain town," 28 June 2019 After the squall ended, the damage was being documented when a surveyor spotted something sickeningly out of place among the pebbles and driftwood. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "A storm exposed children’s bones on a Canadian beach, reviving a 170-year-old mystery," 13 June 2019 Forster’s descriptions helped the surveyor Major James Rennell—who had already produced maps of Bengal and the Ganga river—in his magisterial 1788 work Memoirs of a Map of Hindustan; or the Moghul Empire. — Anu Kumar, Quartz India, "An 18th-century British merchant’s account of how the empire ruled India," 26 July 2019 In its statement, CMS added that this year the agency issued new guidance to surveyors who inspect hospice facilities to help them more quickly identify and address the most grave patient safety situations. — Michael Kosnar, NBC News, "Hundreds of hospice centers in U.S. get failing grades," 9 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'surveyor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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surveyor
noun
English Language Learners Definition of surveyor
: someone whose job is to measure and examine an area of land
British
: someone whose job is to examine buildings
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surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
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Kids Definition of surveyor
: a person whose occupation is determining the size, shape, or boundries of pieces of land
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