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SURVEYOR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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)

Derivation:

survey (plot a map of (land))

Sense 2

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))

Derivation:

survey (make a survey of; for statistical purposes)

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