surveyor
noun
sur·vey·or
sər-ˈvā-ər 
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Hakim argued that according to police, the crash occurred in an area where the water was 9 feet deep, which according to the surveyor’s calculations, placed the crash around 150 feet
from shore.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
Their lives are now a busy balance of their day jobs — Ms. Li as a video game tester and actress, Mr. Lau as a building surveyor — and activism.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Some days later, a solo traveler finds the surveyors’ dead bodies, with feathers laid alongside their corpses as a warning.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Weather service surveyors often look at larger uproots of trees to get a true idea of where the wind was blowing from.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
Their lives are now a busy balance of their day jobs — Ms. Li as a video game tester and actress, Mr. Lau as a building surveyor — and activism.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 27 May 2024
Some days later, a solo traveler finds the surveyors’ dead bodies, with feathers laid alongside their corpses as a warning.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Weather service surveyors often look at larger uproots of trees to get a true idea of where the wind was blowing from.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
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“Surveyor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surveyor. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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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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