surveyor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures
  2. noun someone who conducts a statistical survey

WordNet

Sur*vey"or noun
Definitions
  1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector.
    Were 't not madness then, To make the fox surveyor of the fold? Shak.
  2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, quantity, or quality of anything; as, a surveyor of highways, ordnance, etc.
  3. One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the art of surveying.
  4. (Customs) (a) An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger. (b) In the United States, an officer whose duties include the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought into a port. Abbot.

Webster 1913