/ ɪnˈspektə(r); NAmE / noun
1.
a person whose job is to visit schools, factories, etc. to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable :
a school / health / safety, etc. inspector
—see also tax inspector
2.
( abbr. Insp ) an officer of middle rank in the police force :
Inspector Maggie Forbes
—see also chief inspector
3.
(in Britain) a person whose job is to check tickets on a bus or train to make sure that they are valid
4.
( NAmE ) = surveyor
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin , from inspicere (from in- in + specere look at).