Surveyor /(?)/

Sur·vey·or

Surveyor

n.
  1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector.
    Were 't not madness then, To make the fox surveyor of the fold?
  2. 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. One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the art of surveying.
  4. An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger. (Customs)

Phrases & Compounds
Surveyor general
A principal surveyor; as, the surveyor general of the king's manors, or of woods and parks.
Surveyor's compass
See Circumferentor.
Surveyor's level
See under Level.