Surveyor \Sur*vey"or\, n.

1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector.

Were 't not madness then, To make the fox surveyor of the fold? --Shak.

2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, quantity, or quality of anything; as, a surveyor of highways, ordnance, etc.

3. One who surveys or measures land; one who 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 whose duties include the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought into a port. --Abbot.

Surveyor general.
   (a) A principal surveyor; as, the surveyor general of the king's manors, or of woods and parks. [Eng.]


   (b) An officer having charge of the survey of the public lands of a land district. [U.S.]

--Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.).

Surveyor's compass. See Circumferentor.

Surveyor's level. See under Level.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)