Surveyor Meaning
/səːˈveɪ.ə/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person occupied with surveying: the process of determining positions on the earth's surface.
nounOne who carries out a survey or poll.
Sentence Examples
Tom is a land surveyor.
Ivan is a surveyor.
The surveyor recorded the azimuth between two mountain peaks for the new map.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ carefully measured the boundary lines before the new house was built.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The land ____ measured the exact boundaries of the property before the new house could be built there today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English surveyour, from Anglo-Norman surveour, from Old French sorveor. By surface analysis, survey + -or.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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 26, N. Caplan, “The Railway Member of Parliament”, in Railway Magazine, page 208:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ carefully measured the boundary lines before the new house was built.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The land ____ measured the exact boundaries of the property before the new house could be built there today.