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SURVEYOR

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• SURVEYOR (noun)
The noun SURVEYOR has 2 senses:

1. an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures
2. someone who conducts a statistical survey

Familiarity information: SURVEYOR used as a noun is rare.

• SURVEYOR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("surveyor" is a kind of...):

applied scientist; engineer; technologist (a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "surveyor"):

lineman (the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole)

locater; locator (a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Someone who conducts a statistical survey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("surveyor" is a kind of...):

actuary; statistician (someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums))

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(Dutch proverb)

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engineer definition
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lineman definition
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