inspector
noun
in·spec·tor
in-ˈspek-tər 
1
: a person employed to inspect something
2
a
: a police officer who is in charge of usually several precincts and ranks below a superintendent or deputy superintendent
b
: a person appointed to oversee a polling place
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The reductions will not affect drug, medical device, or food reviewer or inspectors, the agency said.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, inspectors observed excess grease around a tallow bin.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
In fact, the Administration is making things worse by firing inspectors and scientists working on bird flu.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The callback inspection kept Sang’s closed after the inspector counted one dead roach, two rodent droppings under the dishwasher, three rodent droppings on a soy sauce container and over 10 droppings on the floor in the single service goods storage room.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, inspectors observed excess grease around a tallow bin.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
In fact, the Administration is making things worse by firing inspectors and scientists working on bird flu.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
The callback inspection kept Sang’s closed after the inspector counted one dead roach, two rodent droppings under the dishwasher, three rodent droppings on a soy sauce container and over 10 droppings on the floor in the single service goods storage room.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Inspector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspector. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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inspector
noun
in·spec·tor
in-ˈspek-tər
1
: a person who makes inspections
meat inspector
2
: a police officer ranking just below a superintendent or deputy superintendent
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