1 a person whose job is to visit schools, factories, etc. to check that rules are being obeyed and that standards are acceptable:
a school / health / safety inspector
seealsoTAXINSPECTOR
2 (abbreviation Insp) an officer of middle rank in the POLICEFORCE:
Inspector Maggie Forbes
seealsoCHIEFINSPECTOR
3 (in Britain) a person whose job is to check tickets on a bus or train to make sure that they are valid
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