surveyor

surveyor is a Noun

Definition:

[1] One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector. Were `t not madness then, To make the fox surveyor of the fold Shak.

[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.

[3] One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the art of surveying.

[4] An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger.

[5] 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. Surveyor general.

[6] 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.