surveyor
Syllables: sur·vey·orUK/səːˈveɪ.ə/
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Australia/səːˈvæ̝ɪ.ə/
surveyor noun: a person occupied with surveying: the process of determining positions on the earth's surface.
Noun
surveyor (plural surveyors)
- A person occupied with surveying: the process of determining positions on the earth's surface.
- 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...1960 March, N. Caplan, “The Railway Member of Parliament”, in Railway Magazine, page 208
- One who carries out a survey or poll.
- A 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.
surveyor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
surveyor in Hindi
- person inspecting something
- निरीक्षक nirīkṣak
- person occupied with the process of determining positions on the Earth's surface
- सर्वेक्षक sarvekṣak
surveyor in Tamil
- அளவையர், நில அளவையர், அளக்கையாளர், நில அளவாளர், அளவாய்வாளர்
surveyor in Marathi
- सर्वेक्षक, सर्वेक्षणकर्ता
surveyor in Urdu
- سروے کرنے والا, سروےر
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- surveyor in Bengali
- জরিপকারী, সার্ভেয়ার
- surveyor in Telugu
- సర్వేయర్, సర్వేయరు, సర్వేయుడు
- surveyor in Malayalam
- ഭൂമാപകൻ
- surveyor in Kannada
- ಸರ್ವೇಯರ್, ಸರ್ವೇಸರ್
- surveyor in Punjabi
- ਸਰਵੇਖਣਕਰਤਾ, ਸਰਵੇਅਰ, ਸਰਵੇਖਣ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ
- surveyor in Gujarati
- સર્વેક્ષક, સર્વેયર, સર્વેક્ષણકર્તા
- surveyor in Odia
- ସର୍ବେକ୍ଷଣକାରୀ, ସର୍ବେକ୍ଷଣକର୍ତ୍ତା
- surveyor in Nepali
- सर्वेक्षणकर्ता, सर्वेक्षक, सर्वेयर
Examples of surveyor in a sentence
- A team of surveyors was tasked with remonumenting the state's public lands.
- Residential surveyors also say pepper-potting reduces the marketability of a house.
- Tenorio and Associates' surveyors, the depth of the cryptodepression is -1.4m (4.7 ft) below sea level.
Forms of surveyor
| plural | surveyors |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | surveyour |
Origin of surveyor
From Middle English surveyour, from Anglo-Norman surveour, from Old French sorveor. By surface analysis, survey + -or.
Words formed from surveyor
Words that rhyme with surveyor
Questions about surveyor
- What does surveyor mean?
- Surveyor means a person occupied with surveying: the process of determining positions on the earth's surface.
- What is surveyor in Hindi?
- Surveyor in Hindi is निरीक्षक (nirīkṣak), सर्वेक्षक (sarvekṣak). See Surveyor meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is surveyor?
- Surveyor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce surveyor?
- Surveyor is pronounced /səːˈveɪ.ə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of surveyor?
- The plural of surveyor is surveyors.
Words near surveyor in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: surveyor (page history and authors); surveyor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); surveyor (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); surveyor (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); surveyor (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); surveyor (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); surveyor (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); surveyor (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); surveyor (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); surveyor (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); surveyor (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); surveyor (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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