surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər 
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Filson was the surveyor and the one who named the town Losantiville.
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
About two hours after releasing findings on the Fairdale tornado, a team of storm surveyors in Bullitt County announced a preliminary report of an EF-1 tornado with wind speeds of up to 105 mph, about four miles south of Shepherdsville.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
When laid out by Waller and his team of surveyors in 1839, the city was embraced on three sides by water — Waller Creek to the east, Shoal Creek to the west, and the Colorado River to the south.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
After the passage of a $2-million bond measure by Los Angeles voters in 1925, hundreds of surveyors fanned out across the largely roadless Mojave and Sonoran deserts to take measurements and study potential routes.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
About two hours after releasing findings on the Fairdale tornado, a team of storm surveyors in Bullitt County announced a preliminary report of an EF-1 tornado with wind speeds of up to 105 mph, about four miles south of Shepherdsville.
—Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
When laid out by Waller and his team of surveyors in 1839, the city was embraced on three sides by water — Waller Creek to the east, Shoal Creek to the west, and the Colorado River to the south.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
After the passage of a $2-million bond measure by Los Angeles voters in 1925, hundreds of surveyors fanned out across the largely roadless Mojave and Sonoran deserts to take measurements and study potential routes.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Surveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveyor. Accessed 12 Jul. 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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