inspector
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inspector
- /ɪnˈspɛk.təː/ UK
- [ɪnˈspɛk.tʰəː] UK
- /ɪnˈspɛk.tɚ/ US
- [ɪnˈspɛk.tʰɚ] ~ [ɪnˈspɛk.tʰɹ̩] US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin īnspector, from īnspiciō, equivalent to inspect + -or.
noun inspectors · inspectour
- A person employed to inspect something. 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
- A police officer ranking below superintendent.
- A software tool used to examine something. Google Chrome has a built-in development tool called the Chrome Inspector. You can use it to examine the HTML elements in a web page; review what resources — or files, cookies, and databases — are active; follow network activity;[…].
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: examiner, inspectorate, controller, inspection, inspecting, investigator, auditor, supervisor, superintendent, procuratorial, ombudsman, detective, commissioner, coroner, rapporteur, comptroller
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noun person employed to inspect something
| Español | inspector, revisor, reveedor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 검사원 geomsawon |
| 日本語 | 検査員 kensain |
| 中文 | 檢查員 /检查员 jiǎncháyuán, 檢驗員 /检验员 |
| हिन्दी | निरीक्षक nirīkṣak, इंस्पेक्टर inspekṭar |
| Português | inspetor |
| Français | inspecteur, inspectrice, contrôleur, contrôleuse |
| Deutsch | Inspektor, Inspektorin |
| Italiano | ispettore, controllore |
| Ελληνικά | επιθεωρητής epitheoritís |
| Română | inspector, inspectoare |
| Русский | инспе́ктор inspéktor, ревизо́р revizór, контролёр kontroljór |
| Tiếng Việt | người thanh tra, người kiểm tra |
| العربية | مُفَتِّش mufattiš, مُفَتِّشَة mufattiša, مُرَاقِب murāqib, مُرَاقِبَة murāqiba |
| עברית | מְפַקֵּחַ m'fakéakh |
noun police officer ranking below superintendent
| 한국어 | 경위 gyeong'wi |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 警部 keibu, インスペクター insupekutā |
| 中文 | 巡官 xúnguān, 督察 dūchá |
| हिन्दी | निरीक्षक nirīkṣak |
| Kiswahili | inspekta |
| Português | inspetor |
| Français | inspecteur, inspectrice |
| Deutsch | Inspektor, Inspektorin |
| Italiano | ispettore di polizia |
| Ελληνικά | επιθεωρητής epitheoritís, υπαστυνόμος ypastynómos |
| Română | inspector de poliție, ofițer de poliție |
| Русский | инспе́ктор inspéktor |
| العربية | مُفَتِّش mufattiš, مُفَتِّشَة mufattiša |
Talk about this word "inspector." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inspector. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. inspector. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inspector "inspector." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inspector.Cite this
@misc{inspector_2026,
title = {inspector},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inspector},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
