Surveyor
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
2. One that views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, quantity, or quality of any thing; as a surveyor of land; a surveyor of
highways; surveyors of
ordnance. In the customs, a
gauger; an officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; also in the United States, an officer who ascertains the weight and quantity of goods subject to duty.
Surveyor
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, quantity, or quality of anything; as, a surveyor of
highways,
ordnance, etc.
3. One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the art of surveying.
4. An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a
gauger.
5. In the United States, an officer whose duties include the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the quantity, condition, and value of
merchandise brought into a port.
A principal
surveyor; as the
surveyor-general of the king's manors, or of woods and parks in England. In the United Stats, the chief
surveyor of lands; as the
surveyor-general of the United States, or of a particular state.
