surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər 
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Most clients will have at least 100 properties, as companies with smaller real estate footprints can use human surveyors more easily.
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
If the ownership of the tree is being contested, Purcell recommends calling the city or county surveyor's office to help determine the rightful ownership of the tree.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2025
Weather service surveyors often look at larger uproots of trees to get a true idea of where the wind was blowing from.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Nearly all of the interviews were completed before Iran launched retaliatory strikes on Monday, June 23 that targeted a U.S. air base in Qatar, surveyors said, and all interviews were done before Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel Tuesday morning, June 24.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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Diana Olick, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
If the ownership of the tree is being contested, Purcell recommends calling the city or county surveyor's office to help determine the rightful ownership of the tree.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 15 Aug. 2025
Weather service surveyors often look at larger uproots of trees to get a true idea of where the wind was blowing from.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Nearly all of the interviews were completed before Iran launched retaliatory strikes on Monday, June 23 that targeted a U.S. air base in Qatar, surveyors said, and all interviews were done before Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel Tuesday morning, June 24.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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“Surveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveyor. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər
: one that surveys
especially
: one whose occupation is surveying land
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