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επιθεωρητής
inspector /e.pi.θe.o.ri.ˈtis/
nounB1#1685 most common
Also: examiner, supervisor
Example sentences
Ο επιθεωρητής ήρθε στο σχολείο.
The inspector came to the school.
Ο επιθεωρητής ελέγχει το εστιατόριο.
The inspector is checking the restaurant.
Ο επιθεωρητής της αστυνομίας εξέτασε το δωμάτιο.
The police inspector examined the room.
Οι επιθεωρητές υγείας επισκέφθηκαν το εργοστάσιο χθες.
The health inspectors visited the factory yesterday.
Η έκθεση του επιθεωρητή αποκάλυψε σοβαρές παραβάσεις ασφαλείας.
The inspector's report revealed serious safety violations.
Αν ο επιθεωρητής δεν είχε εντοπίσει έγκαιρα το πρόβλημα, οι συνέπειες θα ήταν καταστροφικές.
If the inspector had not identified the problem in time, the consequences would have been catastrophic.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο επιθεωρητής | οι επιθεωρητές |
| Genitive | του επιθεωρητή | των επιθεωρητών |
| Accusative | τον επιθεωρητή | τους επιθεωρητές |
| Vocative | επιθεωρητή | επιθεωρητές |
Word family
επιθεωρώto inspect, oversee
επιθεώρησηinspection, reviewεπιθεωρήτριαfemale inspector
θεωρώto observe, considerθεωρίαtheoryEtymology
Επιθεωρητής comes from the verb επιθεωρώ, meaning to examine or oversee, joined with the agent suffix -τής, meaning one who does. Επιθεωρώ itself splits into επί, meaning upon or over, and θεωρώ, meaning to look at or observe. Θεωρώ traces back to θεωρός, an ancient word for a spectator or official observer sent to watch religious rites and games. The underlying sense of watching closely survives intact in the modern word for inspector.
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