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# surveyor

noun (a surveyor, surveyors)

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

## Everyday

1. A surveyor is a person whose job is to measure land and make maps or plans of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surveyor/#m1)
2. A surveyor is also someone who checks a building to see what condition it is in, often before people buy it (money, UK). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surveyor/#m2)
3. A surveyor can be an official who inspects something, like ships. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surveyor/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and maths lessons surveyors use measuring tools, angles and distances to map land. In adult life, people buying a house pay a surveyor to check for damp or cracks. Phrases: land surveyor, building surveyor, a surveyor's report.

### Examples

- The surveyor measured the field with a special tool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surveyor/#x1)
- The surveyor's map showed where the new road would go. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surveyor/#x2)
- Before buying the house, Mum and Dad hired a surveyor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surveyor/#x3)
- The surveyor found damp in the cellar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surveyor/#x4)
- Long ago, surveyors mapped the coastlines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surveyor/#x5)
- My aunt is a surveyor and works outdoors a lot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/surveyor/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun. Verb: survey; noun: a survey (a careful look or a set of questions). In maths, surveyors use triangles and angles to find distances they cannot measure directly.

## On Mova

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