scrutineer
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈskɹuː.tɪn.ɪə(ɹ)/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English scrutiny Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English scrutineer From scrutiny + -eer.
- A person who scrutinises; a person responsible for scrutineering.
“Those people coined the term “open source,” to stress the instrumental benefits of allowing others to scrutinize code: these scrutineers could root out defects and prevent the nefarious subversion of code to spy on or steal data from its users (there’s a saying for this, too: “with enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow”).”
- A poll-watcher.
- A person who observes any process which requires rigorous oversight.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English scrutiny Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English scrutineer From scrutiny + -eer.
- To scrutinise; to thoroughly check that an election is being run fairly, or that a vehicle meets the rules of a competition, etc.