inspectornoun [ C ]
uk/ɪnˈspek.tər/us/ɪnˈspek.tɚ/B2 someone whose job is to officially inspect something:
a tax inspector
a school inspector/an inspector of schools
B2 UK a police officer of middle rank, above a sergeant and below a superintendent
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- The inspector declared the meat fit for human consumption.
- The inspector said that standards at the school had to be raised.
- We're awaiting a visitation from the inspector.
- The inspector criticized the slackness and incompetence of the staff.
- It is the job of the inspectors to enforce compliance with the regulations.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Testing, checking and experimenting
- assay
- check
- check sth out
- check up on sb
- collector
- crosscheck
- feeler
- inspect
- inspection
- play around with sth
- positive vetting
- screen
- spy
- test
- test sth out
- tester
- trial
- trial run
- try sth for size idiom
- try-out
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People who work for the police service