HOW TO PRONOUNCE
inspector
/ɪnˈspɛk.tɚ/
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What does inspector mean?
noun
- A person employed to inspect something.
- A police officer ranking below superintendent.
- A software tool used to examine something.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɪnˈspɛk.tɚ/
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“If I leave the cart, the first inspector who gets his eye on me will arrest me. You know that well enough.”
The city inspector of water pipes had been dead and buried for over a year, but somebody was still drawing his pay.
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My next recollection is of sitting up, with my friend's arm supporting me and Inspector Ryman holding a glass to my lips.
The inspector, who is a male person, visits the wards at all unexpected hours, even visiting while the females are in bed.
A revelation of this attitude was made one day in a conversation which the inspector heard vigorously carried on in a laundry.