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assessor

American  
[uh-ses-er] / əˈsɛs ər /

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.

assessor British  
/ əˈsɛsə, ˌæsɛˈsɔːrɪəl /

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • assessorial adjective
  • assessorship noun

Etymology

Origin of assessor

1350–1400; Middle English assessour < Medieval Latin assessor one who assesses taxes, Latin: a judge's helper. See assess, -tor

Example Sentences

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Izen retired this month as the LAFD’s independent assessor, who reports to the commission and conducts audits of operations and the department’s handling of complaints.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Year three students Ethan Jessamy and Jenny Gauchan know Scott from her time as their labs assessor on campus.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

“A lot of the assumptions or claims that the assessor has made about the hotel industry, frankly, just aren’t accurate. Hotel values are, in some cases, a fraction of what they were prepandemic,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

The report is dated 14 October 2025 and was carried out by the council's fire risk assessor.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Doors were opening up and down the hallway: an insurance agent, the tax assessor, a dentist in a white coat, all poking their heads out to see what the fuss was about.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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