surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər 
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The surveyors initially thought the sound was rats.
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Without those surveyors happening to be in the right place at the right time on a quiet Melbourne Beach residential street, the manatee’s fate could have been very different.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Clark walked from his uphill property and yelled about trespassing, the surveyor later told investigators, and Geers was recording the encounter on his cellphone.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
So that’s the difference between the entry-level surveyor that’s going through the two-year program.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Without those surveyors happening to be in the right place at the right time on a quiet Melbourne Beach residential street, the manatee’s fate could have been very different.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
Clark walked from his uphill property and yelled about trespassing, the surveyor later told investigators, and Geers was recording the encounter on his cellphone.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
So that’s the difference between the entry-level surveyor that’s going through the two-year program.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
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 Mar. 2026.
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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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