Meaning & use
inspector
An official who examines something closely to check that it meets required standards, or a police officer of a particular rank.
See it in a sentence
The health inspector visited the restaurant without any warning.
Inspector Reyes led the investigation into the downtown burglaries.
A note on using this word
The police rank sense is common in British English detective fiction and real police forces alike.
Words with a similar meaning
examiner
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