valuatorn.
/ˈvaljʊeɪtə/, U.S. /ˈvæljəˌweɪdər/ A person who estimates the value of something, esp. in a professional or formal capacity; an appraiser, a valuer.
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the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [noun] > one who appraises > with authority
sealer1467–8
licenser1644
valuator1665
1665 Kirkcaldy Burgh Rec. 6 Nov. To be valowators of the said rents.
1732 J. Swift Consideration Two Bills 14 I am, therefore, at a Loss, what Kind of Valuators the Bishops will make use of.
1795 A. O'Connor Speech on Catholic Bill 20 It has made him one in a company with valuators, with proctors, with process servers, and with civil bill attornies.
1820 J. Hogg Tales & Sketches (1837) II. 197 The valuator of books made toward the door as fast as his loosened and yielding joints could carry him.
1852 J. Lanktree Elements of Land Valuation ii. i. 31 The office of valuator..should be held only by competent persons, who made it their profession.
1886 C. Scott Pract. Sheep-farming 114 The price is not always agreed upon that day; the valuators sometimes considering it advisable to wait for a time before deciding.
1934 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Grey Granite iii. 171 Izey Urquhart had had a valuator in and valued Ma's things and share of the house at a price that had made Chris gasp.
1972 G. Ovens & D. I. Beach Business & Securities Valuation vi. 99 Transactions at prices that seem unduly high or low..should raise questions in the mind of the valuator.
2010 Cape Times (Nexis) 23 Feb. 3 One two-storey house has been undervalued as a single-storey property, despite being visited by a valuator.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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