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surveyor |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Surveyor \Sur*vey"or\, n. 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. (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. {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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: surveyor n 1: an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures 2: someone who conducts a statistical survey From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Surveyor, WV Zip code(s): 25932
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