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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Inspector \In*spect"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. inspecteur.]
     1. One who inspects, views, or oversees; one to whom the
        supervision of any work is committed; one who makes an
        official view or examination, as a military or civil
        officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A police officer, typically holding a rank one below
        superintendent, and in some cases in charge of several
        precincts; as, inspector Clousseau is investigating the
        case.
        [PJC]
  
     Inspector general (Mil.), a staff officer of an army, whose
        duties are those of inspection, and embrace everything
        relative to organization, recruiting, discharge,
        administration, accountability for money and property,
        instruction, police, and discipline.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Inspector \In*spect"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. inspecteur.]
     One who inspects, views, or oversees; one to whom the
     supervision of any work is committed; one who makes an
     official view or examination, as a military or civil officer;
     a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer.
  
     Inspector general (Mil.), a staff officer of an army, whose
        duties are those of inspection, and embrace everything
        relative to organization, recruiting, discharge,
        administration, accountability for money and property,
        instruction, police, and discipline.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  inspector
       n 1: a high ranking police officer
       2: an investigator who observes carefully; "the examiner
          searched for clues" [syn: examiner]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inspector
     Αγγλικά n.
     επιθεωρητής, ελεγκτής

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inspector
     Galician n.
     (l en inspector)
     Latin n.
     1 (lb la post-Augustan) viewer, observer, onlooker
     2 (lb la Late Latin Medieval Latin) (l en inspector), examiner (q:
  especially one who inspects a household, monastery, etc)
     3 (lb la Medieval Latin) spy
     4 (lb la Medieval Latin in divination) diviner
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la īnspectō  1 s pres pasv indc)
     Occitan n.
     (l en inspector)
     Spanish n.
     (l en inspector)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  inspector
     n.
     A person employed to inspect something.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  inspector
     Galician n.
     (l en inspector)
     Latin n.
     1 (lb la post-Augustan) viewer, observer, onlooker
     2 (lb la Late Latin Medieval Latin) (l en inspector), examiner (q:
  especially one who inspects a household, monastery, etc)
     3 (lb la Medieval Latin) spy
     4 (lb la Medieval Latin in divination) diviner
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la īnspectō  1 s pres pasv indc)
     Romanian n.
     (l en inspector)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  inspector
     Galician n.
     (l en inspector)
     Latin n.
     1 (lb la post-Augustan) viewer, observer, onlooker
     2 (lb la Late Latin Medieval Latin) (l en inspector), examiner (q:
  especially one who inspects a household, monastery, etc)
     3 (lb la Medieval Latin) spy
     4 (lb la Medieval Latin in divination) diviner
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la īnspectō  1 s pres pasv indc)
     Spanish n.
     (l en inspector)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inspector
     Espanja n.
     tarkastaja
     Romania n.
     tarkastaja

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inspector
     Engelska n.
     inspektör

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  1. inspekteur
  2. inspektisto

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  المفتش

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  inspector //ɪnˈspɛktə// //ɪnˈspɛktɚ// 
  инспе́ктор
  person employed to inspect something

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
   [eko] inspektor, dozorce

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  dozorce

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/ 
  inspektor

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  inspektorský

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/ 
  arolygwr 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/ 
  arolygydd 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  Aufseher 
   see: inspectors
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  Bauaufseher , Bauaufseherin 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  Beschauer 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  Kontrolleur , Kontrolleurin 
     Synonym: supervisor
  
   see: inspectors, supervisors
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  Schaffner , Schaffnerin  [transp.]
     Synonyms: ticket inspector, ticket collector, conductor
  
   see: ticket inspectors, inspectors, ticket collectors, conductors, conductress
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  Inspekteur 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  Kontrollbeamter , Kontrollbeamtin 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  
  ελεγκτής, επιθεωρητής, επόπτης, επόπτης

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  inspector //ɪnˈspɛktə// //ɪnˈspɛktɚ// 
  tarkastaja, valvoja
  person employed to inspect something

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  inspector /inspektər/
  1. inspecteur

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/ 
  1. निरीक्षक
        "An inspector visits the school often."
  2. इन्स्पेक्टर
        "An inspector controls the traffic."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  inspektor, nadzornik

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  hatósági ellenôr

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  inspector //ɪnˈspɛktə// //ɪnˈspɛktɚ// 
  警部
  police officer ranking below superintendent

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  inspector /inspektər/
  1. inspecteur, opzichter

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  inspector /ɪnˈspektə/ 
   1.  inspektor
   2.  kontroler

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  inspector /inspektər/
  inspector, inspetor

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  inspector //ɪnˈspɛktə// //ɪnˈspɛktɚ// 
  besiktningsman, inspektör, kontrollant
  person employed to inspect something

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  inspector /ɪnspˈɛktə/
  1. müfettiş, tetkik memuru, enspektör
  2. kontrol memuru. inspetorate, inspectorship  müfettişlik memuriyeti veya dairesi.

From Portuguese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:por-eng ]

  inspector /ˌiŋspesˌionˈar/
  inspector

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/
  inspector

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/
  inspector  

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/
  inspeutor  

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/
  inspector

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/
  inspector

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/
  inspector

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/
  inspector

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/
  inspector

From Spanish - Asturian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:spa-ast ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/
  inspector

From Spanish-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1 :   [ freedict:spa-deu ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/ 
  Aufseher 

From Spanish-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1 :   [ freedict:spa-deu ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/ 
  Inspektor 

From Spanish-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1 :   [ freedict:spa-deu ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/ 
  Kontrolleur 

From Spanish-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1 :   [ freedict:spa-deu ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/ 
  Prüfer 

From Spanish-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1 :   [ freedict:spa-deu ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/ 
  Schaffner 

From Spanish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:spa-eng ]

  inspector /ˌinspektˈoɾ/
  checker, controller

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnˈspɛktɝ/

From IPA:es_ES :   [ IPA:es_ES ]

  

/inspektoɾ/

From IPA:es_MX :   [ IPA:es_MX ]

  

/inspektoɾ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  83 Moby Thesaurus words for "inspector":
     Big Brother, G-man, MP, auditor, bailiff, beadle, beagle,
     boatswain, boss, bound bailiff, captain, catchpole, chief,
     chief of police, commissioner, comptroller, constable, controller,
     deputy, deputy sheriff, detective, examinant, examiner, fed,
     federal, flic, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, foreman,
     gaffer, ganger, gendarme, government man, head, headman,
     investigator, lictor, lieutenant, mace-bearer, marshal, monitor,
     mounted policeman, narc, noncommissioned officer, observer,
     officer, overman, overseer, patrolman, peace officer,
     police captain, police commissioner, police constable,
     police inspector, police matron, police officer, police sergeant,
     policeman, policewoman, portreeve, proctor, reeve, roundsman,
     scrutineer, sergeant, sergeant at arms, sheriff, sirdar,
     slave driver, straw boss, subforeman, super, superintendent,
     supervisor, surveyor, taskmaster, tester, tipstaff, tipstaves,
     trooper, visitator, visitor
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 检查员,巡视员;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 检查员,巡视员

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