surveyor

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UK/səːˈveɪ.ə/UK[səːˈveɪ̯.ə]Australia/səːˈvæ̝ɪ.ə/Australia[səːˈvæ̝ɪ̯.ə] ~ [səːˈvæ̝ɪ̯.ɐ̝]

noun

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

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

OriginMiddle English surveyour ← Anglo-Norman surveour ← Old French sorveor →
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Meanings

nounsurveyor (plural surveyors)

plural surveyors · alternative obsolete surveyour

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

    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 28, N. Caplan, “The Railway Member of Parliament”, in Railway Magazine, page 208
  2. One who carries out a survey or poll.
  3. UKA 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.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchsorveor
  2. Anglo-Normansurveour
  3. Middle Englishsurveyour
  4. Englishsurveyor

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

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Translations

Bulgarian землеме́р, топограф
  • землеме́р (zemlemér)person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • топограф (topograf)person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • инспектор (inspektor)person inspecting something
Catalan agrimensor, cadenador
  • agrimensorperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • cadenadorperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
Chinese Mandarin 測量員 /测量员
  • 測量員 /测量员 (cèliángyuán)person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
Czech zeměměřič
  • zeměměřičperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
Dutch landmeter
  • landmeterperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
Finnish maanmittari, tarkastaja
  • maanmittariperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • tarkastajaperson inspecting something
French arpenteur, arpenteuse
  • arpenteurperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • arpenteuseperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • géomètreperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
German Landvermesserin, Landvermesser
  • Landvermesserinperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • Landvermesserperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • Vermesserinperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • Vermesserperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • Geodätinperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • Geodät m - Austriaperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • Geometerperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • Vermessungsingenieurinperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • Vermessungsingenieurperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • Gutachterinperson inspecting something
  • Gutachterperson inspecting something
  • Inspektorinperson inspecting something
Hindi सर्वेक्षक, निरीक्षक
  • सर्वेक्षक (sarvekṣak)person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • निरीक्षक (nirīkṣak)person inspecting something
Hungarian földmérő, geodéta
  • földmérőperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • geodétaperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • felügyelőperson inspecting something
  • ellenőrperson inspecting something
Irish suirbhéir
  • suirbhéirperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
Italian geometra, perito
  • geometraperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • peritoperson inspecting something
  • consulenteperson inspecting something
Japanese 測量家
  • 測量家 (sokuryou-ka)person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
Latin fīnītor, agrimēnsor
  • fīnītorperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • agrimēnsorperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
Māori kairūri, kairūri whenua
  • kairūriperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • kairūri whenuaperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • kaiweaperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
Polish geodeta
  • geodetaperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
Portuguese agrimensor
  • agrimensorperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
Romanian arpentor, agrimensor
  • arpentorperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • agrimensorperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • topometristperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
Russian топо́граф, геодези́ст
  • топо́граф (topógraf)person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • геодези́ст (geodɛzíst)person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • геодези́стка (geodɛzístka)person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • землеме́р (zemlemér)person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
Spanish agrimensor, tasador
  • agrimensorperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
  • tasadorperson inspecting something
  • peritoperson inspecting something
Swedish lantmätare
  • lantmätareperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
Welsh syrfëwr
  • syrfëwrperson occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with surveyor

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APA

surveyor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surveyor

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“surveyor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surveyor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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