surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər 
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The staff at the table saw the surveyor walk by the room three times and did not attempt to move, the report said.
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Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The forecast had predicted thunderstorms in the rural town of Yemassee, South Carolina, where Vance, a land surveyor, was mapping sewage lines.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Hill’s lawyer told the court that Hill’s father won’t be there when surveyors return.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
The survey involved more than 3,000 respondents across the country, asking surveyors to answer for their home state — 214 surveyors responded for Wisconsin, according to MarketBeat.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The forecast had predicted thunderstorms in the rural town of Yemassee, South Carolina, where Vance, a land surveyor, was mapping sewage lines.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Hill’s lawyer told the court that Hill’s father won’t be there when surveyors return.
—Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
The survey involved more than 3,000 respondents across the country, asking surveyors to answer for their home state — 214 surveyors responded for Wisconsin, according to MarketBeat.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for surveyor
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“Surveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveyor. Accessed 10 Nov. 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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