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# assessor

«assessor» in Mova's school dictionary: **to judge or measure how good, big or valuable something…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an assessor, assessors)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A person whose job is to judge or measure how good, big or valuable something is, such as work, damage or property. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assessor/#m1)

2) (school) Someone who checks and marks exams or coursework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assessor/#m2)

3) (law, money) An official who works out how much tax or insurance money is due. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assessor/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in school (an assessor checks exams or a school inspection), in insurance (a loss assessor checks damage after a flood or fire), and in tax. It tells the reader someone is judging fairly by a standard. Phrases: insurance assessor, loss assessor, independent assessor.

### examples

- An assessor came to watch our lesson. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assessor/#x1)
- The insurance assessor looked at the flood damage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assessor/#x2)
- The assessor marked our projects using a checklist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assessor/#x3)
- A tax assessor works out how much a house is worth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assessor/#x4)
- The judges and assessors met after the competition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assessor/#x5)
- The assessor said our playground was safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assessor/#x6)
- An independent assessor checked the results. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assessor/#x7)

### note

Countable: assessors. From the verb assess (to judge, measure); noun assessment. Double s twice: a-ss-e-ss-or. Not the same as "accessor" or "successor".

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «assessor» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/assessor/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.