surveyor

Meaning

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

Synonyms

measurer

inspector

land surveyor

geodesist

geometer

topographer

controller

examiner

appraiser

supervisor

valuer

geometrician

reconnoiterer

land-measurer

spy

steward

superintendent

survey

land-surveyor

surveying engineer

landmeasurer

survey meter

mine surveyor

adjuster

Geometer

adjustor

assessor

censor

checker

estimator

locator

overseer

proctor

prospector

reeve

researcher

scanner

scout

Translations

Vermesser

géomètre

γεωμέτρης

Landvermesser

agrimensor

agrimensor

Geometer

arpenteur

geometra

landmeter

επιθεωρητής

επόπτης

agrimensor

Vermessungsingenieur

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: surveyour

In summary

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