assessor

American  

[uh-ses-er] / əˈsɛs ər /

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.

3. Archaic.

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

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

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assessor British  

/ əˈsɛsə, ˌæsɛˈsɔːrɪəl /

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

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

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

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

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Other Word Forms

• assessorial adjective
• assessorship noun

Etymology

Origin of assessor

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

Example Sentences

It has advantages over the hot home: more square footage plus a noise level that is not “extreme” as the King County assessor describes the Green Lake bungalow.

From Seattle Times

They added that Santos' alleged delay in sending environmental assessors was a breach of the company's obligations.

From BBC

The arrangement is so complicated and arcane that the Santa Clara County assessor has an entire page devoted to Stanford faculty housing.

From Los Angeles Times

And that could make property taxes go up for everyone else in the neighborhood, a county assessor confirms.

From Seattle Times

Roughly 9% of King County rental properties were built in the last 10 years, according to data from the county assessor.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• authority
• court
• critic
• expert
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