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surveyor en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /sɚˈveɪ̯.ɚ/ (General-American)
• [səːˈvæ̝ɪ̯.ə] ~ [səːˈvæ̝ɪ̯.ɐ̝] (Australia)
• /səːˈvæ̝ɪ.ə/ (Australia)
• [sɚˈveɪ̯.ɚ] ~ [sɹ̩ˈveɪ̯.ɹ̩] (General-American)
• [səːˈveɪ̯.ə] (Received-Pronunciation)
• /səːˈveɪ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English surveyour, from Anglo-Norman surveour, from Old French sorveor. By surface analysis, survey + -or.

Meanings

1. A person occupied with surveying: the process of determining positions on the earth's surface.
   • The "D.N.B." wrote of one Railway Member that "he made himself personally acquainted with the working of the new systems of railroads, and with more foresight than his neighbours, he welcomed railways on his estate when other landowners were ordering their gamekeepers to warn off the surveyors or to put an end to their operations by force." 1960 March 14, N. Caplan, “The Railway Member of Parliament”, in Railway Magazine, page 208:
2. One who carries out a survey or poll.
3. (UK) A person charged with inspecting something for the purpose of determining its condition, value, etc.
   • Other costs associated with selling a home include surveyor's fees, legal fees, estate agent's commission, stamp duty and the VAT.

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Deriveds

immunosurveyor · surveyor general · land surveyor · quantity surveyor · tide surveyor · surveyorship

Translations (61)

mi kaiwea (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · ja 測量家 (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · de Vermessungsingenieurin (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · ca agrimensor (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · es perito (person inspecting something) · cmn 測量員 /测量员 (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · ro agrimensor (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · de Landvermesser (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · de Geometer (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · sv lantmätare (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · fr géomètre (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · de Inspektorin (person inspecting something) · it perito (person inspecting something) · bg инспектор (person inspecting something) · hi निरीक्षक (person inspecting something) · bg топограф (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · de Vermesser (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · de Vermessungsingenieur (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · ga suirbhéir (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · pdt Launtutmäta (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · pdt Launtmäta (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · de Landvermesserin (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · it consulente (person inspecting something) · es tasador (person inspecting something) · it geometra (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · la agrimēnsor (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · pl geodeta (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · ro topometrist (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · ca cadenador (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · ru топо́граф (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · hu felügyelő (person inspecting something) · de Gutachter (person inspecting something) · ru геодези́ст (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · de Geodätin (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · de Geodät m - Austria (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · fi tarkastaja (person inspecting something) · mi kairūri whenua (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · ru землеме́р (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · hu földmérő (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · fr arpenteur (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · fi maanmittari (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · pt agrimensor (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · hu ellenőr (person inspecting something) · de Vermesserin (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · fr arpenteuse (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · hi सर्वेक्षक (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · nrf arpenteux (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · ru геодези́стка (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · cy syrfëwr (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · de Gutachterin (person inspecting something) · mi kairūri (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · bg землеме́р (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · cs zeměměřič (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · de Inspektor (person inspecting something) · gl agrimensor (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · nl landmeter (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · hu geodéta (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · aii ܡܲܚܵܪܵܐ (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · es agrimensor (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · ro arpentor (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface) · la fīnītor (person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface)