assessor

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
8
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/əˈsɛsə/
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/əˈsɛsə/ · /əˈsɛsɚ/ · /əˈsesə/

Definition of assessor

6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. One who assesses a property for tax or insurance evaluation.
    “On that day Karsfeld, the Princess Street jeweller, y'know, who acted as our jewellery assessor, forwards a proposal of the Hon. Mrs Straithwaite to insure a pearl necklace against theft.”
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noun

  1. One who assesses a property for tax or insurance evaluation.
    “On that day Karsfeld, the Princess Street jeweller, y'know, who acted as our jewellery assessor, forwards a proposal of the Hon. Mrs Straithwaite to insure a pearl necklace against theft.”
  2. A specialist who assists the court in determining a matter.
  3. A civil servant entrusted with checking the veracity of data and criteria used by a taxpayer to complete a tax return.
  4. One who assesses a project for cost evaluation.
  5. (UK)An official responsible for student welfare.
  6. A member of an executive body in Italian local government.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English assessour, from Old French assessour, from Latin assessor (“assistant judge; assessor of taxes”). Cognate with French assesseur.

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