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Surveyor

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(1):

(n.) In the United States, an officer whose duties include the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought into a port.

(2):

(n.) One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, quantity, or quality of anything; as, a surveyor of highways, ordnance, etc.

(3):

(n.) One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the art of surveying.

(4):

(n.) An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger.

(5):

(n.) One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Surveyor'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/surveyor.html. 1828.
 
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