inspector Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a high ranking police officer
  2. noun an investigator who observes carefully
    examiner.
    • the examiner searched for clues

WordNet

In*spect"or noun
Etymology
L.: cf. F. inspecteur.
Definitions
  1. One who inspects, views, or oversees; one to whom the supervision of any work is committed; one who makes an official view or examination, as a military or civil officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer.

Webster 1913