inspector -
n. 1 a person who inspects.
2 an official employed to supervise a service, a machine, etc., and
make reports.
3 Brit. a police officer below a superintendent and above a
sergeant in rank.
inspector general a chief inspector. inspector of taxes (in the UK) an official of the Inland Revenue responsible for collecting taxes.
inspectorate n. inspectorial adj. inspectorship n. [L (as INSPECT)]
