evaluator

noun

Definition of evaluatornext
as in appraiser

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Recent Examples of evaluator Partner with an independent external auditor or evaluator to carry out independent assessments of whether the controls, monitoring, and detection are operating as intended. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026 In August, the court approved hiring a private child custody evaluator. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026 There needs to be verifiable proof that the evaluator has been given access to the all the necessary information to make a thorough evaluation. — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026 Raji said an authority independent of the company should determine who is qualified to conduct the evaluation, what the evaluator can examine, and where its findings must be reported. — Barbara Booth, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 AlphaEvolve improves programs because an evaluator determines which ones perform better. — Regan Peng, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026 In a press release, the ACLU recommended that an independent evaluator should review Flock’s tech. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026 Going off our evaluator’s opinion on the Angels possibly wanting more, perhaps swapping out Harris for Ethan Bagwell could seal the deal since Bagwell has more projection. — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 31 July 2026 The evaluator concluded the elder Henrichsen likely merited a diagnosis of schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evaluator
  1. appraiser
  2. referee
  3. judge
  4. observer
  5. analyst
Noun
  • Sacramento appraiser and housing market analyst Ryan Lundquist previously described the property as an unusually dramatic expression of the neighborhood’s architectural tradition.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Antonio Castro, chief appraiser for the assessor’s office, said some of the owners probably received notices of the new assessment, but no final bills because staff ran out of time.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of appraiser
Noun
  • Dynamo captain Hector Herrera grabbed Taylor Calheira by the throat in front of the referee, earning a straight red card.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026
  • He was dragged down by Yannick Bright in front of the goal on a corner kick, but play continued for more than a minute before a stoppage allowed referee Victor Rivas to review the play.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of referee
Noun
  • The three outlets sued the same day and on Thursday morning won a 14-day reprieve from a federal judge to access the White House grounds.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Last week, a judge approved Holmes’ transfer too the Austin Transitional Center, a halfway house in Del Valle, Texas, on August 23, 2027.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of judge
Noun
  • Through a meditative duet between the performer’s cognition and their autonomic nervous system, activities that were largely imperceptible to an outside observer became known to the performer.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Both developments create concerns among some observers that the companies are overseeing inflated volumes or, at worst, are experiencing wash trading, in which traders collude to buy and sell an asset to create a false sense of economic activity.
    — Davis Giangiulio,Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of observer
Noun
  • The connectivity systems defense company is best positioned for rising demand, according to analyst Ronald Epstein.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But Brian Stelter, the network’s media analyst, posted on X Friday that CNN had a pool assignment at the National Archives event and that the White House had approved the network’s credentials.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of analyst

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“Evaluator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evaluator. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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