surveyor: Meaning and Definition of

sur•vey•or

1. a person whose occupation is surveying.
2. an overseer or supervisor.
3. a person who inspects something officially for the purpose of ascertaining condition, value, etc.
4. (formerly) a U.S. customs official responsible for ascertaining the quantity and value of imported merchandise.
5. (cap.)one of a series of space probes (1966–68) that analyzed lunar soil and obtained other scientific information after soft-landing on the moon.