surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər 
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On the morning of Dec. 8, 2003, a surveyor called the police on Steven and Arthur Bixby for threatening him.
Abbeville County sheriff’s Sgt.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
According to the county’s website, some of the benefits of the new status included upping the number of commissioners from three to five, abolishing the position of county surveyor and hiring a full-time county attorney, rather than paying one by the hour.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
The bill would also bring school board candidates inline with other local offices, like coroner and surveyor, Ray said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Should fighting resume, that will close or delay the opportunity for engineers and surveyors to perform detailed, comprehensive field assessments.
—Lesley Joseph, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
According to the county’s website, some of the benefits of the new status included upping the number of commissioners from three to five, abolishing the position of county surveyor and hiring a full-time county attorney, rather than paying one by the hour.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
The bill would also bring school board candidates inline with other local offices, like coroner and surveyor, Ray said.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Should fighting resume, that will close or delay the opportunity for engineers and surveyors to perform detailed, comprehensive field assessments.
—Lesley Joseph, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for surveyor
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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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