Sur-vey'or, n.

(sur-vā′/ur), n. 1. An overseer; one placed to superintend others. You were the duke's surveyor. Shak.

2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, quantity, or quality of any thing; as, a surveyor of highways; surveyors of ordnance.
3. One who measures land, or practices the art of surveying.
4. (Customs.) (a.) An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger. (b.) In the United States, an officer who ascertains the weight and quantity of goods subject to duty.