surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər 
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National Weather Service surveyor Ben Herzog had been out assessing structural damage in the neighborhood today to estimate wind speeds and classify the storm, which was later determined to be an EF2.
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
Consequently, Palestinian planners and surveyors mapped the territory allocated to a future state of Palestine.
—Christine Leuenberger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
In a confrontation over efforts to support Gaza, Malta’s prime minister, Robert Abela, said his country had offered to send a marine surveyor to look into the damage caused to a ship that was said to be carrying aid and organized by pro-Palestinian activists.
—Ohad Zwigenberg and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2025
The surveyor notified a senior geologist and the slab was eventually donated as a semi-public display at Biloela State High School in Queensland, Australia.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Phil Helsel, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
Consequently, Palestinian planners and surveyors mapped the territory allocated to a future state of Palestine.
—Christine Leuenberger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
In a confrontation over efforts to support Gaza, Malta’s prime minister, Robert Abela, said his country had offered to send a marine surveyor to look into the damage caused to a ship that was said to be carrying aid and organized by pro-Palestinian activists.
—Ohad Zwigenberg and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2025
The surveyor notified a senior geologist and the slab was eventually donated as a semi-public display at Biloela State High School in Queensland, Australia.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Surveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveyor. Accessed 25 May. 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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