inspector

nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ɪnˈspɛk.təː//
United Kingdom/[ɪnˈspɛk.tʰəː]/
United States//ɪnˈspɛk.tɚ//
United States/[ɪnˈspɛk.tʰɚ] ~ [ɪnˈspɛk.tʰɹ̩]/

A person employed to inspect something.

noun

1
A person employed to inspect something.
Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16.[…]. There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms.[…].
Martin had served as inspector general since December 2023. While President Donald Trump fired inspectors general from more than a dozen federal agencies during his first week in office, the USAID watchdog had remained in place.
2
A police officer ranking below superintendent.
3
A software tool used to examine something.
Google Chrome has a built-in development tool called the Chrome Inspector. You can use it to examine the HTML elements in a web page; review what resources — or files, cookies, and databases — are active; follow network activity;[…].
After that, with the help of the disk inspector, you can at any time compare the status of programs and system disk areas with the original one.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnspector, from īnspiciō, equivalent to inspect + -or.

Forms

plural: inspectors

insomnia · A sleeping disorder that is known for its symptoms of unrest…inspect · To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out…inspection · The act of examining something, often closely.

inspector · A person employed to inspect something.

inspiration · The drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by…inspirational · Having the ability to inspire.inspire · To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to…

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