1. a person who evaluates the value of property for taxation purposes
2. a person who evaluates or judges something, especially performance or quality
3. an expert who assists a judge or official body in making decisions
Usage: legal

Examples

• The tax assessor visited our neighborhood to evaluate property values.
• She works as an assessor for the county, determining how much homes are worth.
• The insurance assessor examined the damage from the storm.
• An independent assessor will review all the job applications.
• The court appointed an assessor to help with the technical aspects of the case.
• Student assessors helped grade the science fair projects.
• The assessor determined that our house had increased in value by ten percent.