inspector

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin in- + spectāre, to look.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈspɛktə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈspɛktɚ/
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Noun

inspector (plural inspectors)

  1. A person employed to inspect something.
    • 2013 July 19, Peter Wilby, “Finland spreads word on schools”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 30:
      Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. […] There are no inspectors, no exams until the age of 18, no school league tables, no private tuition industry, no school uniforms. […]
  2. (law enforcement) A police officer ranking below superintendent.

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Anagrams

Latin

Verb

īnspector

  1. first-person singular present passive indicative of īnspectō

References
  • inspector in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • inspector in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • inspector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • inspector in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inspector, probably through French inspecteur. Compare Russian инспе́ктор (inspéktor).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /inˈspek.tor/

Noun

inspector m (plural inspectori, feminine equivalent inspectoare)

  1. inspector

Declension
declension of inspector
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) inspector inspectorul (niște) inspectori inspectorii
genitive/dative (unui) inspector inspectorului (unor) inspectori inspectorilor
vocative inspectorule inspectorilor

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • inspector-șef

See also
  • revizor
  • supraveghetor

References

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /inspeɡˈtoɾ/, [ĩnspeɣˈt̪oɾ]

Noun

inspector m (plural inspectores, feminine inspectora, feminine plural inspectoras)

  1. inspector

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