surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər 
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Another surveyor, William H. Sandusky, expanded on Pilie's work by adding a garden district to the east.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024
Flashback: The island has served as an important bird habitat since at least 1770, when a British surveyor named it Bird Island, according to the Herald.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
In fact, the October number could get pushed higher after BLS surveyors go back and recheck the month’s data.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
On a recent fall afternoon, Erich Reeder, a BLM wildlife surveyor who had just retired from the agency after 23 years, led the way there.
—April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024
Flashback: The island has served as an important bird habitat since at least 1770, when a British surveyor named it Bird Island, according to the Herald.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
In fact, the October number could get pushed higher after BLS surveyors go back and recheck the month’s data.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
On a recent fall afternoon, Erich Reeder, a BLM wildlife surveyor who had just retired from the agency after 23 years, led the way there.
—April Ehrlich, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Surveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveyor. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər
: one that surveys
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: one whose occupation is surveying land
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