assessor

[ uh-ses-er ]

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.

assessor

/ 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

Derived Forms

• assessorial, adjective

Other Words From

• as·ses·so·ri·al [as-, uh, -, sawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, sohr, -], adjective
• as·sessor·ship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of assessor¹

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

Example Sentences

Because most properties sell infrequently, their value in any given tax cycle must be estimated, a job that falls to the office of the local assessor.

From Washington Post

The assessor assigns the homes an identical value, which turns out to be higher than the price the poorly maintained home could bring on the market, and lower than the true market value of the improved home.

From Washington Post

The accuracy and fairness of the property tax depends fundamentally on the accuracy and fairness of the valuations estimated by assessors.

From Washington Post

“Generally speaking, assessors are not allowed to enter homes to do inspections, nor do many have the labor power to do so,” Berry said via email.

From Washington Post

In booming markets, those caps may result in assessors undervaluing homes, particularly at the high end of the market, where prices often rise most rapidly.

From Washington Post

“There is a conceptual leap that the first assessor used,” Feldman said.

From The Daily Beast

He served as county assessor of Walla Walla county before it was divided, occupying that position for three or four years.

From Project Gutenberg

Politically Mr. Sanford is a staunch democrat and for two years he acceptably served as assessor of Columbia county.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Cornwell is a republican in politics and served for several years as deputy assessor.

From Project Gutenberg

In the same case, his learned assessor, Justice Wilmot, felt the same sentiments.

From Project Gutenberg

The work was so complete and painstaking that it led to his being appointed to the position of "Assessor of Mines" at Berlin.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• authority
• court
• critic
• expert
• inspector
• justice
• referee