'Surveyor' definitions:
Definition of 'surveyor'
From: WordNet
noun
An engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures
noun
Someone who conducts a statistical survey
Definition of 'Surveyor'
From: GCIDE
- Surveyor \Sur*vey"or\, n.
- 1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector. [1913 Webster]
- Were 't not madness then, To make the fox surveyor of the fold? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, quantity, or quality of anything; as, a surveyor of highways, ordnance, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 3. One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the art of surveying. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Customs) (a) An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger. (b) In the United States, an officer whose duties include the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought into a port. --Abbot. [1913 Webster]
- Surveyor general. (a) A principal surveyor; as, the surveyor general of the king's manors, or of woods and parks. [Eng.] (b) An officer having charge of the survey of the public lands of a land district. [U.S.] --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.).
- Surveyor's compass. See Circumferentor.
- Surveyor's level. See under Level. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'surveyor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appraiser,
- assayer,
- assessor,
- auditor,
- Big Brother,
- boatswain,
- boss,
- cartographer,
- chief,
- chorographer,
- comptroller,
- controller,
- estimator,
- evaluator,
- floor manager,
- floorman,
- floorwalker,
- foreman,
- gaffer,
- ganger,
- gauger,
- geodesist,
- head,
- headman,
- inspector,
- land surveyor,
- measurer,
- meter,
- monitor,
- noncommissioned officer,
- oceanographer,
- overman,
- overseer,
- proctor,
- sirdar,
- slave driver,
- straw boss,
- subforeman,
- super,
- superintendent,
- supervisor,
- taskmaster,
- topographer,
- valuator,
- valuer,
- visitor