assessor

noun

as·​ses·​sor ə-ˈse-sər 

1

: an official who assists a judge or magistrate

2

: one that assesses

especially : an official who assesses property for taxation

Examples of assessor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In August 2024, the Missouri State Tax Commission ruled that Jackson County must roll back its assessments values on 75% of the country’s more than 300,000 parcels, due to errors by the county assessor’s department. —Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2025

Even the $140 million value posted in early 2024 by county assessor officials appears to have been much too high. —George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 June 2025

Residents who were displaced by the fires can update their mailing addresses at the county assessor’s website. —Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025

Upon appeal to the Board of Review in 2021, the resulting decreases from the assessor’s office increases were justified to reflect actual market conditions. —George Cardenas, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for assessor

• aggressor
• compressor
• confessor
• depressor
• hairdresser
• necessar
• oppressor
• possessor
• processor
• professor
• repressor
• successor

Kids Definition

assessor

noun

as·​ses·​sor ə-ˈses-ər 

: an official who assesses property for taxes

Legal Definition

assessor

noun

as·​ses·​sor ə-ˈse-sər 

1

: one appointed or elected to assist a judge or magistrate

especially : one with special knowledge of the subject to be decided see also master

2

: one that assesses

specifically : one that is authorized to assess property for taxation