Inspector
[ɪn'spektə] or [ɪn'spɛktɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who inspects, views, or oversees; one to whom the supervision of any work is committed; one who makes an official view or examination, as a military or civil officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Examiner, censor, critic, visitor.[2]. Superintendent, overseer, BOSS.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See INSPECT]
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Examples
- The Colonel and the Inspector were awaiting us in the parlor. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The Worthingdon bank gang, cried the inspector. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Stop,' said Mr Inspector; 'not till I tell you: We mustn't look like business. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And I think,' added Mr Inspector, in conclusion, 'that if all goes well with him, he's in a tolerable way of getting it. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The third on the right is his, said the inspector. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- And now I made a very careful examination of the corner of paper which the Inspector had submitted to us. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The satellite was gone; and Mr Inspector, becoming once again the quiet Abbot of that Monastery, dipped his pen in his ink and resumed his books. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Arrest these men, Inspector, he gasped. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Then probably Mr Inspector was not quite unprepared for their visit that evening? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She opened the door to the Inspector, and preceded him into the study. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- We were chatting about the matter when you came in, Inspector. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- No,' said Mr Inspector. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And with an apology he followed the Inspector outside. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I think we should call at Scotland Yard for Inspector Gregson, and go straight out to Beckenham. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Inspector Martin had the good sense to allow my friend to do things in his own fashion, and contented himself with carefully noting the results. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The Department of Public Works requires that you should have five inspectors to look after this work, and that their salary shall be $5 per day, payable at the end of each week. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Ursula knew, among these men, only Rupert Birkin, who was one of the school-inspectors of the county. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- A corps of inspectors at this point takes charge of the chassis, and the responsibility for each part is assigned to some one man. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The instruction-book prepared for the use of inspectors stated that 'The parts should not be tinkered nor bent, as they are accurately made and interchangeable. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- We watched patiently for those inspectors to appear. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- His staff proper, besides all officers constructively on his staff--engineers, inspectors, quartermasters, etc. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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