assessor

[ uh-ses-er ]
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noun
  1. a person who makes assessments, especially for purposes of taxation.

  2. an adviser or assistant to a judge, especially one serving as a specialist in some field.

  1. Archaic.

    • a person who shares another's position, rank, or dignity.

    • a person sitting beside another in an advisory capacity; an advisory associate.

Origin of assessor

1
1350–1400; Middle English assessour<Medieval Latin assessor one who assesses taxes, Latin: a judge's helper. See assess, -tor

Other words from assessor

  • as·ses·so·ri·al [as-uh-sawr-ee-uhl, -sohr-], /ˌæs əˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-/, adjective
  • as·ses·sor·ship, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for assessor

assessor

/ (əˈsɛsə) /


noun
  1. a person who evaluates the merits, importance, etc, of something, esp (in Britain) work prepared as part of a course of study

  2. a person who values property for taxation

  1. a person who estimates the value of damage to property for insurance purposes

  2. a person with technical expertise called in to advise a court on specialist matters

  3. a person who shares another's position or rank, esp in an advisory capacity

Derived forms of assessor

  • assessorial (ˌæsɛˈsɔːrɪəl), adjective

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