surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər 
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Geodetic surveyors break into the field with a four-year bachelor’s degree in land surveying or related science from an accredited college or university program.
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Julia Korn, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
An email sent to the city from a Minnesota Board of Pharmacy surveyor, obtained by Southwest News Media, confirmed Reynold’s account of what happened.
—Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
On the morning of Dec. 8, 2003, a surveyor called the police on Steven and Arthur Bixby for threatening him.
Abbeville County sheriff’s Sgt.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
According to the county’s website, some of the benefits of the new status included upping the number of commissioners from three to five, abolishing the position of county surveyor and hiring a full-time county attorney, rather than paying one by the hour.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
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Julia Korn, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
An email sent to the city from a Minnesota Board of Pharmacy surveyor, obtained by Southwest News Media, confirmed Reynold’s account of what happened.
—Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
On the morning of Dec. 8, 2003, a surveyor called the police on Steven and Arthur Bixby for threatening him.
Abbeville County sheriff’s Sgt.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
According to the county’s website, some of the benefits of the new status included upping the number of commissioners from three to five, abolishing the position of county surveyor and hiring a full-time county attorney, rather than paying one by the hour.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
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surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər
: one that surveys
especially
: one whose occupation is surveying land
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