line surveyor
- noun
- Specialized
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topógrafo de línea
- The line surveyor carefully marked the boundary with a range pole before construction began.
Examples
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The project required a skilled line surveyor to ensure the property lines were accurate.
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The line surveyor used a range pole to determine the precise location of the property lines.
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As a line surveyor, she spent hours aligning reference points in the field.
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The line surveyor marked the boundaries carefully.
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Our team hired a line surveyor for the project.
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Before starting the new construction, the line surveyor meticulously measured the straight lines on the land.
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To map the area correctly, the line surveyor positioned markers at equal distances along the route.
Synonyms
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A person who measures land and marks property boundaries
A woman who measures and marks positions with a long pole
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'line' (a long narrow mark) + 'surveyor' (a person who measures land): it denotes a surveyor who works with or marks lines. This noun-noun compound follows a transparent, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will grasp the basic meaning even if specific technical duties are more specialist.
Etymology
Line surveyor comes from the simple image of a surveyor making a straight line across land by placing poles and marks at exact points. That's why it means 'a surveyor who marks positions and measures straight lines'.