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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

inspector

/ɪnˈspɛk.tɚ/

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What does inspector mean?

noun

  1. A person employed to inspect something.
  2. A police officer ranking below superintendent.
  3. 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.”
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
The city inspector of water pipes had been dead and buried for over a year, but somebody was still drawing his pay.
Upton SinclairThe JungleProject Gutenberg ebook #140
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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.
Sax RohmerThe Insidious Dr. Fu ManchuProject Gutenberg ebook #173
The inspector, who is a male person, visits the wards at all unexpected hours, even visiting while the females are in bed.
William BoothIn Darkest England, and the Way OutProject Gutenberg ebook #475
A revelation of this attitude was made one day in a conversation which the inspector heard vigorously carried on in a laundry.
Jane AddamsTwenty Years at Hull House; with Autobiographical NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #1325