assessor

assessor [uh-ses-er] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for assessor on Thesaurus.com noun

1. a person who makes assessments, especially for purposes of taxation.
2. an adviser or assistant to a judge, especially one serving as a specialist in some field.
3. Archaic.
   1. a person who shares another’s position, rank, or dignity.
   2. a person sitting beside another in an advisory capacity; an advisory associate.

Origin of assessor 1350–1400; Middle English assessour Medieval Latin assessor one who assesses taxes, Latin: a judge’s helper. See assess, -tor Related formsas·ses·so·ri·al [as-uh-sawr-ee-uh l, -sohr-] /ˌæs əˈsɔr i əl, -ˈsoʊr-/, adjectiveas·ses·sor·ship, noun Related Words for assessor detective, monitor, investigator, auditor, controller, referee, court, expert, justice, authority, critic, inspector, judge, arbitrator, ref, ump, cartographer, assessor, sleuth, overseer Examples from the Web for assessor Contemporary Examples of assessor

“There is a conceptual leap that the first assessor used,” Feldman said.

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Historical Examples of assessor

The assessor in 1860 reported only two quartz-mills in the county.

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John S. Hittell

At the trial of Roubaud he acted as assessor to the assizes.

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J. G. Patterson

The sisters read the following remarks, in the handwriting of the Assessor.

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Fredrika Bremer

If the Assessor happened also to come in, there was a terrible noise.

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The Assessor puts the question—What is the bitterest affliction?

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British Dictionary definitions for assessor assessor noun

1. a person who evaluates the merits, importance, etc, of something, esp (in Britain) work prepared as part of a course of study
2. a person who values property for taxation
3. a person who estimates the value of damage to property for insurance purposes
4. a person with technical expertise called in to advise a court on specialist matters
5. a person who shares another’s position or rank, esp in an advisory capacity

Derived Formsassessorial (ˌæsɛˈsɔːrɪəl), adjective Word Origin and History for assessor n.

late 14c., from Old French assessor “assistant judge, assessor (in court)” (12c., Modern French assesseur) and directly from Latin assessor “an assistant, aid; an assistant judge,” in Late Latin “one who assesses taxes,” literally “a sitter-by,” agent noun from past participle stem of assidere (see assess).