Definitions for Inspector
ɪnˈspɛk tərin·spec·tor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inspectornoun

   a high ranking police officer

2. examiner, inspectornoun

   an investigator who observes carefully

   "the examiner searched for clues"

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1. Inspectornoun

   A police officer, typically holding a rank one below superintendent, and in some cases in charge of several precincts; as, inspector Clousseau is investigating the case.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inspectornoun

   a person employed to inspect something

2. inspectornoun

   a police officer ranking below superintendent

3. Etymology: From Latin in- + spectāre, to look.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inspectornoun

   Etymology: Latin.

   1. A prying examiner.

   With their new light our bold inspectors press,
   Like Cham, to shew their father's nakedness. John Denham.

   2. A superintendent.

   They may travel under a wise inspector or tutor to different parts, that they may bring home useful knowledge. Isaac Watts.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inspector

   Inspector, also police inspector or inspector of police, is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it.

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1. inspector

   An inspector is an official or professional whose job is to examine, assess, or investigate something to ensure it complies with established standards, rules, or laws. This can relate to various fields such as construction, manufacturing, health and safety, law enforcement, education and many more. The term can also refer to a rank in some police forces.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Inspectornoun

   one who inspects, views, or oversees; one to whom the supervision of any work is committed; one who makes an official view or examination, as a military or civil officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer

2. Etymology: [L.: cf. F. inspecteur.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inspector

   Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.

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1. inspector

   Song lyrics by inspector -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by inspector on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Investigator
   • Policeman

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Inspector' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3460

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Inspector' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2709

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Inspector' in Nouns Frequency: #1151

How to pronounce Inspector?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Inspector in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Inspector in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Inspector in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Inspector in a Sentence

1. Patrick Philbin:

   The whistleblower, we know, from a letter that the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community sent, that he thought that the whistleblower had political bias.

2. On Sunday:

   ( The New Yorker) Former IG watchdog addresses recent firingMichael Atkinson, the intelligence community inspector general who informed Congress of the whistleblower complaint that led to Trump's impeachment.

3. The Times:

   Our inspectors physically look at a sample of cars; the size of the sample is based on the company fleet. For a company this size, our inspector typically conducts inspections on five vehicles, which was what the 2012 inspection consisted of.

4. Alex Villanueva:

   The concept of deputy gangs has just been nothing but a political campaign waged by the board against a sheriff they want to get rid of, it's (the investigation) designed for political motives only. It's not designed to get any information because everything that we've had, we've already given to the inspector general.

5. Richard Hill:

   The building inspector went out and looked at it, and gave them a notice, they went back and the owners still didn’t have a permit, so they gave them a warning. The city did its job.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Inspector
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Inspector
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inspector
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Inspector
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Inspector
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Inspector