assessor
Plural: assessors
Noun
- A person who evaluates the quality or value of something.
- an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
- One who assesses a property for tax or insurance evaluation.
- A specialist who assists the court in determining a matter.
- A civil servant entrusted with checking the veracity of data and criteria used by a taxpayer to complete a tax return.
- One who assesses a project for cost evaluation.
- An official responsible for student welfare.
Examples
- The tournament judge, a stern assessor of rules, watched our every move.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English assessour, from Old French assessour, from Latin assessor (“assistant judge; assessor of taxes”). Cognate with French assesseur.
Synonyms
tax assessor
Scrabble Score: 8
assessor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordassessor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
assessor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
assessor: valid Words With Friends Word