Meaning of INSPECTOR
| Pronunciation: | | in'spektur
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- [n] an investigator who observes carefully; "the examiner searched for clues"
- [n] a high ranking police officer
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| | Synonyms: | | examiner |
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| | See Also: | | bank examiner, canvasser, checker, investigator, officer, police officer, policeman, scrutineer, scrutiniser, scrutinizer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*spect"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. inspecteur.]
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} (Mil.), 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.
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| | Related Terms: | | auditor, bailiff, beadle, beagle, Big Brother, boatswain, boss, bound bailiff, captain, catchpole, chief, chief of police, commissioner, comptroller, constable, controller, deputy, deputy sheriff, detective, examinant, examiner, fed, federal, flic, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, foreman, gaffer, ganger, gendarme, G-man, government man, head, headman, investigator, lictor, lieutenant, mace-bearer, marshal, monitor, mounted policeman, MP, narc, noncommissioned officer, observer, officer, overman, overseer, patrolman, peace officer, police captain, police commissioner, police constable, police inspector, police matron, police officer, police sergeant, policeman, policewoman, portreeve, proctor, reeve, roundsman, scrutineer, sergeant, sergeant at arms, sheriff, sirdar, slave driver, straw boss, subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor, taskmaster, tester, tipstaff, tipstaves, trooper, visitator, visitor |
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