surveyor
noun
a person whose occupation is surveying.
surveyors
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pluralof surveyor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Quality repairs aren’t just about immediate survival — they’re about passing the long-term scrutiny of adjusters, surveyors, and insurers,” the company says.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
As Manchester recounted, “The artist’s eye was uncanny; next morning a team of surveyors found he had been less than six inches off the axis.”
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
California’s snowpack is supposed to reach its peak April 1, so today, state surveyors hold their final Sierra snow survey of the year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
When surveyors for a much delayed $12 billion road project under the River Thames scoured for bats, they found six in an abandoned World War II air-raid shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
In measuring a degree of meridian, the surveyors would create a sort of chain of triangles marching across the landscape.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
