noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/əˈsɛsə/
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Canada, General-American:/əˈsɛsɚ/
Australian, New-Zealand:/əˈsesə/
CMU ARPABET:AH0 S EH1 S ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
One who assesses a property for tax or insurance evaluation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A specialist who assists the court in determining a matter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A civil servant entrusted with checking the veracity of data and criteria used by a taxpayer to complete a tax return.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tax assessor
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
One who assesses a project for cost evaluation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
An official responsible for student welfare.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Qualifier: Oxford University
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A member of an executive body in Italian local government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tax assessor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bureaucrat, administrative official
Narrower terms: lister
History
Etymology
From Middle English assessour, from Old French assessour, from Latin assessor (“assistant judge; assessor of taxes”). Cognate with French assesseur.
Across languages
Translations
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
taxador
— one who assesses a property
Finnish:
arvioitsija
— one who assesses a property
Finnish:
arvioija
— one who assesses a property
Finnish:
arviomies
— one who assesses a property
French:
évaluateur
— one who assesses a property
French:
évaluatrice
— one who assesses a property
Greek:
εκτιμητής
(ektimitís)
— one who assesses a property
Ancient Greek:
τιμητής
(timētḗs)
— one who assesses a property
Hungarian:
(for property) ingatlanbecslő
— one who assesses a property
Hungarian:
ingatlanbecsüs
— one who assesses a property
Hungarian:
ingatlanszakértő
— one who assesses a property
Hungarian:
kárszakértő
— one who assesses a property
Hungarian:
kárbecslő
— one who assesses a property
Hungarian:
kárfelmérő
— one who assesses a property
Hungarian:
becslő
— one who assesses a property
Hungarian:
becsüs
— one who assesses a property
Hungarian:
értékelő
— one who assesses a property
Hungarian:
felmérő
— one who assesses a property
Italian:
stimatore
— one who assesses a property
Italian:
stimatrice
— one who assesses a property
Macedonian:
проценувач
(procenuvač)
— one who assesses a property
Māori:
kaiwāriu
— one who assesses a property
Norwegian Bokmål:
takstmann
— one who assesses a property
Norwegian Nynorsk:
takstmann
— one who assesses a property
Occitan:
assessor
— one who assesses a property
Occitan:
evaluador
— one who assesses a property
Romanian:
evaluator
— one who assesses a property
Romanian:
evaluatoare
— one who assesses a property
Spanish:
evaluador
— one who assesses a property
Spanish:
evaluadora
— one who assesses a property
Spanish:
tasador
— one who assesses a property
Spanish:
tasadora
— one who assesses a property
Catalan:
assessor
— a specialist who assists the court in determining a matter
Finnish:
asessori
— a specialist who assists the court in determining a matter
French:
assesseur
— a specialist who assists the court in determining a matter
French:
assesseure
— a specialist who assists the court in determining a matter
French:
assesseuse
— a specialist who assists the court in determining a matter
French:
appréciateur
— a specialist who assists the court in determining a matter
French:
appréciatrice
— a specialist who assists the court in determining a matter
Hungarian:
törvényszéki szakértő
— a specialist who assists the court in determining a matter
Occitan:
assessor
— a specialist who assists the court in determining a matter
Romanian:
asesor
— a specialist who assists the court in determining a matter
Romanian:
asesoare
— a specialist who assists the court in determining a matter
Russian:
заседа́тель
(zasedátelʹ)
— a specialist who assists the court in determining a matter
Russian:
заседа́тельница
(zasedátelʹnica)
— a specialist who assists the court in determining a matter
Swedish:
bisittare
— a specialist who assists the court in determining a matter
Finnish:
verotarkastaja
— tax assessor
French:
répartiteur (de l’impôt)
— tax assessor
French:
répartitrice
— tax assessor
French:
contrôleur
— tax assessor
French:
contrôleure
— tax assessor
French:
contrôleuse
— tax assessor
Hungarian:
adóbecslő
— tax assessor
Māori:
āteha
— tax assessor
Occitan:
assessor
— tax assessor
Finnish:
kustannuslaskija
— one who assesses a project for cost evaluation
French:
estimateur
— one who assesses a project for cost evaluation
French:
estimatrice
— one who assesses a project for cost evaluation
Greek:
εκτιμητής
(ektimitís)
— one who assesses a project for cost evaluation
Romanian:
estimator
— one who assesses a project for cost evaluation
Romanian:
estimatoare
— one who assesses a project for cost evaluation
