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inspector
/ ɪnˈspɛktə; ˌɪnspɛkˈtɔːrɪəl /
noun
- a person who inspects, esp an official who examines for compliance with regulations, standards, etc
- a police officer ranking below a superintendent or chief inspector and above a sergeant
Derived Forms
- ˈٴǰ, adjective
- ˈٴǰˌ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·t· ··ٴ·· [in-spek-, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], adjective
- ·tǰ· noun
- i·tǰ noun
- ܲi·tǰ noun
- sub·tǰ· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of inspector1
Example Sentences
Once the last was removed, inspectors from the Office for Nuclear Regulation conducted checks before declaring the power station "nuclear free".
The review said the case should have been flagged at 16, 32 and 48 weeks respectively to a detective inspector, a detective chief inspector, and a detective superintendent.
Parc had previously been judged as one of the most successful prisons, and HM chief inspector of prisons, Charlie Taylor, called the latest inspection "enormously disappointing".
A new-build house inspector, known as a snagger, is urging owners to check their property thoroughly after picking up the keys, as he has found some strange things in people's homes.
A report by the regulator and inspector of early years, Ofsted, found that deprived areas that have lower than average incomes are disproportionately affected by persistently low access to childcare.
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