quantity surveyor
noun
British
: someone whose job is to estimate the amount and cost of materials needed for building something and how long it will take to build
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Li, who works as a quantity surveyor supervising construction projects, was initially charged with unlawful assembly, but that was later upgraded to the charge of rioting, which carries a 10-year sentence, along with assaulting a police officer.
—Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2020
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Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 26 Sep. 2022
Li, who works as a quantity surveyor supervising construction projects, was initially charged with unlawful assembly, but that was later upgraded to the charge of rioting, which carries a 10-year sentence, along with assaulting a police officer.
—Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2020
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“Quantity surveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quantity%20surveyor. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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