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quantity surveyor

British  

noun

  1. a person who estimates the cost of the materials and labour necessary for a construction job

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As a quantity surveyor and property developer, Butler had no connections with that world, let alone with an actor on the wishlist of most casting directors.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 29, 2016

Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill - Philip Boswell is a quantity surveyor and is married with three children.

From BBC ● May 8, 2015

"This is a terrible time for all of us and we are praying for Sian's safe return," the 26-year-old quantity surveyor said.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2011

"Baby's going to be busy," she says, from beneath a hairstyle so elaborate it looks like it required not a stylist, but a team of structural engineers and a quantity surveyor.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2010

Oh, by the way, the quantity surveyor has just sent in the quantities for that schoolroom at Woodford—do you mind running through them and seeing they're right?

From The Brass Bottle by F. Anstey

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