géomètre

surveyor

noun zheh-oh-METR Rare

Origin: from Greek 'geometrēs' (land measurer), from 'gē' (earth) + 'metron' (measure)

Also means

geometrician

Usage Note

Géomètre is masculine or feminine depending on the person; the form is invariable (un géomètre / une géomètre). In modern professional usage, a géomètre-expert is a licensed land surveyor in France, a regulated profession. In a mathematical sense, un géomètre is someone who studies geometry, but the surveying sense is far more common today.

Examples

"Le géomètre a mesuré le terrain."

Natural Translation

The surveyor measured the plot of land.

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