in·spec·tor

[in-spek-ter]
noun
1.
a person who inspects.
2.
an officer appointed to inspect.
3.
a police officer usually ranking next below a superintendent.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin, equivalent to inspec-, variant stem of inspicere (see inspect) + -tor -tor

in·spec·to·ral, in·spec·to·ri·al [in-spek-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , adjective
in·spec·tor·ship, noun
pre·in·spec·tor, noun
sub·in·spec·tor, noun
sub·in·spec·tor·ship, noun
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inspector (ɪnˈspɛktə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a person who inspects, esp an official who examines for compliance with regulations, standards, etc
2.  a police officer ranking below a superintendent or chief inspector and above a sergeant
 
in'spectoral
 
adj
 
inspectorial
 
adj
 
in'spectorship
 
n

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Example sentences
Finally, the inspected facility would have the right to demand the removal of
  any inspector caught taking unauthorized samples.
It doesn't take an experienced inspector to see that a dangling conductor can't
  be good, either.
He says to him that all he needs to do is to tell the inspector and then he can
  take some without more ado.
The army's inspector general found no such affair but upheld the charge about
  the contractors.
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