What does inspector mean?

Definitions for inspector
ɪnˈspɛk tərin·spec·tor

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inspectornoun

    a high ranking police officer

  2. examiner, inspectornoun

    an investigator who observes carefully

    "the examiner searched for clues"

GCIDE

  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.

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. Inspectornoun

    Etymology: Latin.

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

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

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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.]

Wikidata

  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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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

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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. Jeff Sessions:

    Not only do these policies endanger lives of every American, just last May, the Department of Justice inspector general found that these policies also violate federal law, the president has rightly said disregard for law must end.

  2. Anthony Fauci:

    Anything that has to do with security detail I would have to have you( ask your question) to the inspector general of HHS.

  3. Roy Richter:

    It was 50 Cent who put the safety of the Inspector and his family in jeopardy by publishing a threatening tweet that called for violence last year.

  4. Andrew Meehan:

    This display of hate and cowardice does not represent the dedicated hardworking men and women of the Department of Homeland Security, it has no place in an organization that works tirelessly to protect the American people and combat hate in all its forms. The situation was immediately referred to the Office of the Inspector General and is currently being investigating to ensure that swift and corrective action is taken.

  5. Michael Atkinson:

    It is hard not to think that the President's loss of confidence in me derives from my having faithfully discharged my legal obligations as an independent and impartial Inspector General.

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