surveyor

CEFRB2

/səːˈveɪ.ə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who measures and examines land or buildings.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person charged with inspecting something for the purpose of determining its condition, value, etc.

Examples

  • The surveyor recorded the azimuth between two mountain peaks for the new map.

  • Tom is a land surveyor.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • [səːˈvæ̝ɪ̯.ə] ~ [səːˈvæ̝ɪ̯.ɐ̝]
  • [sɚˈveɪ̯.ɚ] ~ [sɹ̩ˈveɪ̯.ɹ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who carries out a survey or poll.

  2. A person occupied with surveying: the process of determining positions on the earth's surface.

More examples

In context

  • Other costs associated with selling a home include surveyor's fees, legal fees, estate agent's commission, stamp duty and the VAT.

  • Ivan is a surveyor.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank carefully measured the boundary lines before the new house was built.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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