inspector

in-spec-tor · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person whose job is to examine or inspect something.

  2. 2.

    A police officer ranking below a superintendent.

  3. 3.

    An official who examines records or monitors compliance.

Forms

plural: inspectors

Related words

See also: examiner, inspect, inspection
Synonyms: auditor, examiner, investigator

Etymology

From Latin inspector "one who looks at," from inspicere "to look into," from in- "into" + specere "to look."