surveyor

surveyor sur‧vey‧or [səˈveɪə ǁ sərˈveɪər] noun [countable]

PROPERTY JOBS someone whose job involves examining the size, condition etc of buildings or land:

• Advice from a professional surveyor will prove invaluable.

• The Code of Practice covers insurance brokers and chartered surveyors (= those who have passed special examinations ) .

ˈquantity surˌveyor PROPERTY

someone whose job is to calculate the amount of materials, money, time etc needed to build something

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surveyor UK US /səˈveɪə^r/ noun [C] PROPERTY

► a person whose job is to measure and record the details of areas of land: »

This is a guide to what qualifications to look for when you are hiring a land surveyor.

► UK (US inspector) a person who is trained to examine buildings and check what condition they are in: »

He used to work as a chartered surveyor, assessing the value of properties for tax.

→ See also QUANTITY SURVEYOR(Cf. ↑quantity surveyor)