inspector

== English == === Alternative forms === inspectour (obsolete, rare) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnspector, from īnspiciō, equivalent to inspect +‎ -or. === Pronunciation === (non-rhotic) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈspɛk.təː/, [ɪnˈspɛk.tʰəː] (rhotic) (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈspɛk.tɚ/, [ɪnˈspɛk.tʰɚ] ~ [ɪnˈspɛk.tʰɹ̩] Hyphenation: in‧spec‧tor === Noun === inspector (plural inspectors) A person employed to inspect something. (law enforcement) A police officer ranking below superintendent. (computing) A software tool used to examine something. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: インスペクター (insupekutā) ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “inspector”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === inceptors, proincest == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnspectōrem. First attested in 1803. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [in.spəkˈtu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [in.spəkˈto] IPA(key): (Valencia) [in.spekˈtoɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [in.spekˈto] Rhymes: (Central, Balearic) -o, (Valencia) -oɾ Hyphenation: in‧spek‧tor === Noun === inspector m (plural inspectors, feminine inspectora, feminine plural inspectores) inspector ==== Related terms ==== inspecció === References === === Further reading === “inspector”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “inspector”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “inspector” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “inspector”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin īnspector. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inspekˈtoɾ/ [in.s̺pekˈt̪oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Hyphenation: in‧spec‧tor === Noun === inspector m (plural inspectores, feminine inspectora, feminine plural inspectoras) inspector ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “inspector”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “inspector”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ĩːˈspɛk.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [inˈspɛk.tor] Hyphenation: īn‧spec‧tor === Etymology 1 === From īnspiciō + -tor. ==== Noun ==== īnspector m (genitive īnspectōris, feminine īnspectrīx); third declension (post-Augustan) viewer, observer, onlooker (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) inspector, examiner (especially one who inspects a household, monastery, etc) (Medieval Latin) spy (Medieval Latin, in divination) diviner ===== Declension ===== Third-declension noun. ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== īnspector first-person singular present passive indicative of īnspectō === References === “inspector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "inspector", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “inspector”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. inspector in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[4], pre-publication website, 2005-2016 == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin īnspector. === Pronunciation === === Noun === inspector m (plural inspectors, feminine inspectritz, feminine plural inspectrises) inspector ==== Related terms ==== inspeccion == Portuguese == === Adjective === inspector (feminine inspectora, masculine plural inspectores, feminine plural inspectoras) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of inspetor; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling === Noun === inspector m (plural inspectores, feminine inspectora, feminine plural inspectoras) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of inspetor; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling === Further reading === “inspector”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin inspector, probably through French inspecteur. Compare Russian инспе́ктор (inspéktor). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inˈspek.tor/ Rhymes: -ektor Hyphenation: in‧spek‧tor === Noun === inspector m (plural inspectori, feminine equivalent inspectoare) inspector Synonym: (Transylvania) inspicient ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== inspector-șef ==== Related terms ==== inspecta inspectare inspectiv inspectorat inspecție, inspecțiune === See also === revizor supraveghetor === References === “inspector”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnspector. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inspeɡˈtoɾ/ [ĩn.speɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: in‧spec‧tor === Noun === inspector m (plural inspectores, feminine inspectora, feminine plural inspectoras) inspector ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “inspector”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025