Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assessor

/əˈsɛsɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
as-ses-sor
IPA
/əˈsɛsɚ/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who assesses a property for tax or insurance evaluation.

noun

A specialist who assists the court in determining a matter.

noun

A civil servant entrusted with checking the veracity of data and criteria used by a taxpayer to complete a tax return.

noun

One who assesses a project for cost evaluation.

noun

An official responsible for student welfare.

British usage

noun

A member of an executive body in Italian local government.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English assessour, from Old French assessour, from Latin assessor (“assistant judge; assessor of taxes”). Cognate with French assesseur.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈsɛsɚ/
  • British English: /əˈsɛsə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

assessors (plural) assessour (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

assessorship coassessor interassessor

Synonyms

tax assessor

Rhymes With

professor lesser successor compressor dresser aggressor suppressor presser oppressor messer possessor stressor

Questions

How do you pronounce assessor?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsɛsɚ/.
What does assessor mean?
One who assesses a property for tax or insurance evaluation.
Where does assessor come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce assessor

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