different between prospector vs inspector

English

Etymology

prospect +? -or

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p???sp?kt?/
  • Rhymes: -?kt?(?)
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??s?p?kt?/
• Hyphenation: pros?pec?tor

Noun

prospector (plural prospectors)

1. A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.

Translations

Latin

Verb

pr?spector

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of pr?spect?

References

• prospector in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• prospector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• prospector in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Romanian

Etymology

From French prospecteur.

Noun

prospector m (plural prospectori)

1. prospector

Declension

Spanish

Noun

prospector m (plural prospectores, feminine prospectora, feminine plural prospectoras)

1. prospector

English

Alternative forms

• inspectour (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From Latin ?nspector, from ?nspici?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?sp?kt?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?sp?kt?/

Noun

inspector (plural inspectors)

1. A person employed to inspect something.
2. (law enforcement) A police officer ranking below superintendent.

Related terms

• inspect
• inspection

Descendants

• ? Japanese: ??????? (insupekut?)

Translations

Anagrams

• inceptors, proincest

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ?nspector, attested from 1803.

Noun

inspector m (plural inspectors, feminine inspectora)

1. inspector

Related terms

• inspecció

References

Further reading

• “inspector” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “inspector” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “inspector” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin ?nspector.

Noun

inspector m (plural inspectores, feminine inspectora, feminine plural inspectoras)

1. inspector

Related terms

• inspección

Further reading

• “inspector” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Latin

Etymology

From ?nspicio +? -tor.

Noun

?nspector m (genitive ?nspect?ris); third declension

1. (post-Augustan) viewer, observer, onlooker
2. (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) inspector, examiner (especially one who inspects a household, monastery, etc)
3. (Medieval Latin) spy
4. (Medieval Latin, in divination) diviner

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

Verb

?nspector

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of ?nspect?

References

• inspector in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• inspector in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• inspector in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• inspector in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ?nspector.

Pronunciation

Noun

inspector m (plural inspectors, feminine inspectritz, feminine plural inspectrises)

1. inspector

Related terms

• inspeccion

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inspector, probably through French inspecteur. Compare Russian ?????????? (inspéktor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in?spek.tor/

Noun

inspector m (plural inspectori, feminine equivalent inspectoare)

1. inspector

Declension

Synonyms

• inspicient (dated)

Derived terms

• inspector-?ef

Related terms

• inspecta
• inspectare
• inspectiv
• inspectorat
• inspec?ie, inspec?iune

See also

• revizor
• supraveghetor

References

• inspector in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ?nspector.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inspe??to?/, [?ns.pe???t?o?]

Noun

inspector m (plural inspectores, feminine inspectora, feminine plural inspectoras)

1. inspector

Related terms

• inspección
• inspeccionar

Further reading

• “inspector” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.