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Webster 1913 Edition
Surveyor
Sur-vey′or
,Noun.
1.
One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector.
Were ’t not madness then,
To make the fox
To make the fox
surveyor
of the fold? Shakespeare
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.
(Customs)
(a)
An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger.
(b)
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.
Abbot.
Surveyor general
. (a)
A principal surveyor;
as, the
. surveyor general
of the king's manors, or of woods and parks[Eng.]
(b)
An officer having charge of the survey of the public lands of a land district.
[U.S.]
Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.).
– Surveyor's compass
. See
– Circumferentor
. Surveyor's level
. See under
Level
.Webster 1828 Edition
Surveyor
SURVEYOR
,Noun.
1.
One that views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, quantity, or quality of any thing; as a surveyor of land; a surveyor of highways; surveyors of ordnance. In the customs, a gauger; an officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; also in the United States, an officer who ascertains the weight and quantity of goods subject to duty.