Definition of "surveyor" [sur•vey•or]

• A person occupied with surveying -- the process of determining positions on the earth's surface. (noun)

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• "It became clear that the surveyor was the main personality at a Scud launch."
• "Simon Chase, a 25-year-old surveyor from the English city of Birmingham, said he never considered not making the journey to Sandwich, even though he was well aware of the weather forecast."
• "The surveyor was a young English doctor named William John Wills, whose principle qualifications seem to have been a respectable background and a willingness to go."