inspector

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·spect·or AW [inspector inspectors] BrE [ɪnˈspektə(r)] NAmE [ɪnˈspektər] noun
1. a person whose job is to visit schools, factories, etc. to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable
•a school/health/safety, etc. inspector
see also ↑tax inspector
2. (abbr.Insp)an officer of middle rank in the ↑police force
•Inspector Maggie Forbes
see also ↑chief inspector
3. (in Britain) a person whose job is to check tickets on a bus or train to make sure that they are valid
4. (NAmE) (BrE sur·vey·or)a person whose job is to examine a building to make sure it is in good condition, usually done for sb who is thinking of buying it
See also: ↑surveyor

Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from Latin, from inspicere (from in- ‘in’ + specere ‘look at’).

Thesaurus:
inspector noun C
•The health and safety inspector wrote a worrying report.
regulator • • monitor • • observer • |especially AmE examiner • |especially journalism watchdog •
a/an government/federal/independent inspector/regulator/observer/examiner/watchdog
an official inspector/regulator/observer/watchdog
call a/an inspector/regulator/examiner
send a/an inspector/monitor/observer/examiner

Example Bank:
•An inspector was sent to the scene of the incident.
•He agreed to allow weapons inspectors in his country.
•He reached the rank of inspector.
•Independent inspectors were called in.
•The school inspectors were called in.
•UN weapons inspectors
•You should hire a professional home inspector before buying.
•an inspector of prisons
•the inspector in charge of producing the report
•The health and safety inspector wrote a worrying report on the building.
•a school inspector