inspector

== English == === Alternative forms === inspectour (obsolete, rare) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnspector, from īnspiciō, equivalent to inspect +‎ -or. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈspɛktə/ (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈspɛktɚ/ 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 ==== === Anagrams === inceptors, proincest == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnspectōrem. First attested in 1803. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ins.pəkˈto] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ins.pekˈtoɾ] === 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 Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “inspector” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Etymology === From Latin īnspector. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inspekˈtoɾ/ [ins̺.pekˈt̪oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Hyphenation: ins‧pec‧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 == Latin == === Etymology === From īnspicio +‎ -tor. === Noun === īnspector m (genitive īnspectōris); 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 ==== === 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[2], 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/ === 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 === From Latin īnspector. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inspeɡˈtoɾ/ [ĩns.peɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: ins‧pec‧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