surveyor

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sur·vey·or [surveyor surveyors] BrE [səˈveɪə(r)] NAmE [sərˈveɪər] noun
1. a person whose job is to examine and record the details of a piece of land
2. (BrE) (NAmE in·spect·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
3. (BrE)an official whose job is to check that sth is accurate, of good quality, etc
•the surveyor of public works
see also ↑quantity surveyor
See also: ↑inspector

Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a supervisor): from Anglo-Norman French surveiour, from the verb surveier, from medieval Latin supervidere, from super- ‘over’ + videre ‘to see’.