surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər 
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The bill would also bring school board candidates inline with other local offices, like coroner and surveyor, Ray said.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Should fighting resume, that will close or delay the opportunity for engineers and surveyors to perform detailed, comprehensive field assessments.
—Lesley Joseph, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
Her father was a computer programmer, civil engineer and land surveyor — and the grandson of Albert C. Martin, a prominent architect who helped design Los Angeles City Hall.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Those in favor of the bill stated school board races are already political and requiring school board members to list their political affiliation would be similar to the way county coroners, surveyors and other local candidates list their affiliation.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Should fighting resume, that will close or delay the opportunity for engineers and surveyors to perform detailed, comprehensive field assessments.
—Lesley Joseph, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2025
Her father was a computer programmer, civil engineer and land surveyor — and the grandson of Albert C. Martin, a prominent architect who helped design Los Angeles City Hall.
—Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Those in favor of the bill stated school board races are already political and requiring school board members to list their political affiliation would be similar to the way county coroners, surveyors and other local candidates list their affiliation.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Surveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveyor. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər
: one that surveys
especially
: one whose occupation is surveying land
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