SCRUTINEER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scrutineer mean? 

• SCRUTINEER (noun)
  The noun SCRUTINEER has 1 sense:

1. someone who examines votes at an election

  Familiarity information: SCRUTINEER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCRUTINEER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who examines votes at an election

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

canvasser; scrutineer

Hypernyms ("scrutineer" is a kind of...):

examiner; inspector (an investigator who observes carefully)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Derivation:

scrutiny (the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes))

scrutiny (a prolonged intense look)