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.

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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.

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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. 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.]

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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

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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

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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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. White House:

   I'm not Inspector Gadget, i don't believe people are using the microwave to spy on the Trump campaign. However, I'm not in the job of having evidence; that's what investigations are for.

2. Mark Corallo:

   Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has learned that the Department of Justice is investigating campaign contributions made by employees who worked for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy when Postmaster General Louis DeJoy was in the private sector. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has always been scrupulous in Postmaster General Louis DeJoy adherence to the campaign contribution laws and has never knowingly violated them, postmaster General Louis DeJoy fully cooperated with and answered the questions posed by Congress regarding these matters. The same is true of the Postal Service Inspector General's inquiry which after a thorough investigation gave Postmaster General Louis DeJoy a clean bill of health on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy disclosure and divestment issues. He expects nothing less in this latest matter and he intends to work with DOJ toward swiftly resolving it.

3. Director Joe Clancy:

   I feel it is extremely important to be as accurate as possible regarding my knowledge of this matter and I have personally spoken to Chairman Chaffetz to advise him of the additional information that I provided to the Inspector General.

4. Tom Sullivan:

   The Office of Inspector General is a very scary and a real issue, it is our responsibility to tell small businesses : do not respond to an offer for financial help that is not initiated by yourself... If you don't initiate the conversation, then be really, really careful.

5. The Secretary:

   Inspector General was acting in a way that was deeply inconsistent with what State Department was trying to do. Inspector General office was leaking information.

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