inspector

noun

in·​spec·​tor in-ˈspek-tər 

1

: a person employed to inspect something

2

a

: a police officer who is in charge of usually several precincts and ranks below a superintendent or deputy superintendent

b

: a person appointed to oversee a polling place

inspectorship

in-ˈspek-tər-ˌship 

noun

Examples of inspector in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Japanese restaurant was given a yellow placard after inspectors found multiple repeat health code violations. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2025

Health inspectors first visited the store on March 25 and 26, and observed fresh rodent droppings in multiple areas of the deli section and live cockroaches in the bakery department. —Stephanie Lam, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2025

Two Fort Worth restaurants were closed after health inspectors found roach infestations and rodent droppings, latest inspection report shows. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025

Most notably, a new two-star restaurant was added in Orlando, a city previously assessed by Michelin’s anonymous inspectors. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing inspector

• inspector general

Rhymes for inspector

• bisector
• collector
• connector
• corrector
• defector
• deflector
• detector
• director
• dissector
• effector
• ejector
• elector

Kids Definition

inspector

noun

in·​spec·​tor in-ˈspek-tər 

1

: a person who makes inspections

meat inspector

2

: a police officer ranking just below a superintendent or deputy superintendent

inspectorship

-ˌship 

noun

Legal Definition

inspector

noun

in·​spec·​tor

1

: a person employed or authorized to inspect something

2

: a police officer in charge of a number of precincts and ranking below a superintendent or deputy superintendent