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Definition of Inspector
1. Noun. A high ranking police officer.
2. Noun. An investigator who observes carefully. "The examiner searched for clues"
Specialized synonyms: Bank Examiner, Checker, Scrutiniser, Scrutinizer, Canvasser, Scrutineer
Generic synonyms: Investigator
Derivative terms: Examine, Inspect, Inspectorship
Definition of Inspector
1. n. One who inspects, views, or oversees; one to whom the supervision of any work is committed; one who makes an official view or examination, as a military or civil officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer.
Definition of Inspector
1. Noun. a person employed to inspect something ¹
2. Noun. (law enforcement) a police officer ranking below superintendent ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inspector
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Inspector
1. One who inspects, views, or oversees; one to whom the supervision of any work is committed; one who makes an official view or examination, as a military or civil officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer. Inspector general, a staff officer of an army, whose duties are those of inspection, and embrace everything relative to organization, recruiting, discharge, administration, accountability for money and property, instruction, police, and discipline. Origin: L., cf. F. Inspecteur. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inspector
Literary usage of Inspector
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Report by New South Wales Dept. of Education (1893)
"136 ,, C. District-Inspector W. Dwyer's Report . ... 165 B. Inspector Sheehy's
Report • 173 Q. Inspector Willis' Report 171 S. Inspector ..."
2. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1910)
"Diagr. of Powderly Mine showing how ventilated, etc, (6 AR inspector of ...
(8 AR inspector of mines 1890/1: 82- 87.) Tate Slope Explosion See Accidents. ..."
3. Report ...by New South Wales Dept. of Education by New South Wales Dept. of Education (1894)
"152 B. Inspector Nolan's Report 158 Q. District-Inspector Cooper's Report 153 T.
Inspector Dune's Report 161 8. Inspector Sheehy's Report . ..."
4. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"The inspector or his deputies shall at least once each year inspect all nurseries
and ... It shall be unlawful to deny such access to the inspector or his ..."
5. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1885)
"While some threw down their scythes and followed him, others ran back to the
house of the brigade inspector near by. There the Mingo Creek regiment had ..."
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