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# inspector

noun (an inspector, inspectors)

«inspector» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An inspector is a person whose job is to check that things are done properly and safely, such as a school inspector or a food inspector. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspector/#m1)
2. A police officer above a sergeant (UK, Ireland, Australia). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspector/#m2)
3. A ticket inspector checks tickets on trains or buses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspector/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life (ticket inspectors, safety inspectors), school (inspectors visit to check teaching), and detective stories («Inspector Smith»). It tells the reader someone checks or investigates.

### Examples

- The ticket inspector asked to see our tickets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspector/#x1)
- Inspectors visited our school last week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspector/#x2)
- A food inspector checks restaurant kitchens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspector/#x3)
- Inspector Brown solved the case. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspector/#x4)
- The safety inspector checked the climbing frame. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspector/#x5)
- The building inspector found a crack in the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspector/#x6)

### Note

«An inspector» (vowel sound). Capital I when used as a title: Inspector Jones. Verb: inspect; noun: inspection.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inspector» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inspector/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inspector» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inspector.html) on Mova free.