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surveyor

surveyor

2 4.1
A person who asks people questions and records their answers
  • noun
  • /sərˈveɪər/
  • Specialized
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  • The surveyor collected data from various residents to understand their opinions on community development.
  • consistently inform surveyors
  • inform surveyors
  • tell surveyors

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Examples

  • In this capacity, the surveyors were gathering information about the hospital's charity care policy.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Surveyors were provided with a suggested script that reflected their volunteer status with a religious institution.

    Academic text (2005)
  • He got himself employed as surveyor for the company.

  • Basically, it's used by surveyors mostly so that we could track behaviour.

  • Surveyors asked people at all seven hospitals to send written material about their free care policy.

    Academic text (2005)
  • At none of the seven hospitals did staff consistently inform surveyors that free care was available.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Surveyors were asked to observe and record selected behaviors deemed to be Shari'a adherent.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Surveyors were randomly assigned a block of the stands where they distributed questionnaires to spectators.

    Academic text (2005)
  • As a surveyor, she was responsible for analyzing survey responses to improve local services.

  • During the project, the surveyor focused on gathering insights from the public about their needs and preferences.

Synonyms

pollster
vssurveyor
128 4.8

A person who asks many people about their views, especially about politics

focuses on broader statistical samples and includes data analysis
census taker
vssurveyor
3 3.6

A person who visits houses to ask about the people living there

works with sampled studies and analyzes sample data rather than population totals
enumerator
vssurveyor
2 7.0

A person who visits homes to count people and record information for a survey like a census

adds statistical analysis to mere counting of responses
poll taker
vssurveyor
1 3.7

A person who asks people questions to find out what they think

focuses on varied statistical samples and includes analysis
poller
vssurveyor
1 6.0

A person who asks people questions to learn their opinions

emphasizes statistical sampling and data analysis rather than just collecting views

Compounds

line surveyor
  • Specialized
7.4

A person who measures and marks straight lines on land

How Official

census taker
3 3.6
surveyor
  • Specialized
2 4.1
volunteer
7 3.5

Surface Forms

surveyor singular
surveyors plural

Morphology

surveyor = survey (transparent) = survey + or

Agentive formation from 'survey' (to conduct a statistical survey or collect data) + '-or', yielding 'person who conducts surveys'.

Etymology

Surveyor comes from the word survey, with sur- 'over' and a part that means 'to see', similar to see or view. A surveyor is someone who 'looks over' people's answers and numbers to find results, so the word suits a person who collects and checks data.