An assessor is a person who is employed to calculate the value of something, or the amount of money that should be paid, for example in tax.
[business]
2. countable noun
An assessor is a person who is an expert in a subject, especially someone asked to advise a court of law on that subject.
Two judges and six lay assessors sentenced White to life in prison.
3. countable noun
An assessor is a person who judges the performance of someone else, for example in an exam, at an interview or at a sporting event.
...external assessors of GCSE exam results.
Synonyms: examiner, tester, inspector, investigator More Synonyms of assessor
assessor in British English
(əˈsɛsə)
noun
1.
a person who evaluates the merits, importance, etc, of something, esp (in Britain) work prepared as part of a course of study
2.
a person who values property for taxation
3.
a person who estimates the value of damage to property for insurance purposes
4.
a person with technical expertise called in to advise a court on specialist matters
5.
a person who shares another's position or rank, esp in an advisory capacity
Derived forms
assessorial (ˌæsɛˈsɔːrɪəl)
adjective
assessor in American English
(əˈsɛsər)
noun
1.
a person who sets valuations, as on property, for taxation
2.
a person with special knowledge in some field who serves as a consultant to a judge in a legal proceeding
Derived forms
assessorial (ˌassesˈsorial) (ˌæsəˈsɔriəl)
adjective
Examples of 'assessor' in a sentence
assessor
They also outstripped results predicted by independent assessors.
The Sun (2017)
Then they receive advice and guidance from the expert assessors on how they can improve their performance.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The requirement will be extended to smaller properties as soon as there are enough accredited energy assessors.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The damage was not serious but the insurance assessor wanted to write it off.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The assessor will recommend energy efficiency measures for the property.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It took three minutes for the insurance assessors to write it off.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Home information pack inspectors and domestic energy assessors will be added soon.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Umpires now have official mentors in the same way that football referees have assessors sitting in the stands.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The tax assessor determined that the property was subject to taxation based on its infrequent use for religious purposes.
Christianity Today (2000)
It is not known how much the destroyed works are worth and insurance assessors are still working on a valuation.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Will the score awarded by the domestic energy assessor be the new way to compete with the neighbours this winter?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He also worked as an insurance claims assessor on car wrecks and had car body repair at a local college.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The assessor works out how much the residents could save with the measures and then how much the repayments would be.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Bribery of tax assessors is commonplace.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But parenthood has a way of knocking all that unconventional stuffing out of you and replacing it with your inner risk assessor.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Shareholders will find out today the identity of an independent assessor who will determine what compensation they will be paid for their investment.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And if that can't be agreed it will be decided by an independent assessor.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The canisters could be dangerous if people use them without training, risk assessors said.
The Sun (2008)
Specialist risk assessors had warned about a fire risk, but a recall was not issued.
The Sun (2014)
You may not know an energy assessor yet, but next year things could be different.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He was a risk assessor.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They can also stay in the room free for one night a week, but the tax assessors might have something to say about that.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
She worked in the tax assessor's office in Savannah.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
An independent assessor who listened to her performance in criminal law examination gave her 71 per cent instead of the 40 per cent that she originally received.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
assessor
British English: assessor NOUN
An assessor is a person who is employed to calculate the value of something, or the amount of money that should be paid.
American English: assessor
Brazilian Portuguese: avaliador
Chinese: 估算员
European Spanish: tasador
French: experten matière d'impôt et d'assurance
German: Gutachter
Italian: perito
Japanese: 査定者
Korean: 평가인
European Portuguese: avaliador
Latin American Spanish: tasador
(noun)
Definition
a person who evaluates the merits of something
external assessors of exam results
Synonyms
examiner
After she had completed the test, the examiner told her she had passed.
tester
inspector
The mill was finally closed down by safety inspectors.
investigator
Government investigators report that more than one person in ten has the defective gene.
analyser
surveyor
appraiser
checker
Additional synonyms
in the sense of inspector
Definition
an official who checks that things or places meet certain regulations and standards
The mill was finally closed down by safety inspectors.
Synonyms
examiner,
investigator,
supervisor,
monitor,
superintendent,
auditor,
censor,
surveyor,
scrutinizer,
checker,
overseer,
scrutineer
in the sense of investigator
Government investigators report that more than one person in ten has the defective gene.