evaluator
/-ˌwātə(r) -ātə-/ (ame, mw)
evaluator — noun
1. a person whose job or role is to examine something carefully and form a judgment
a person whose job or role is to examine something carefully and form a judgment about its value, quality, or importance — for example, a teacher who grades student projects, or an expert who rates products or services against a standard.
The grant evaluator read all forty applications from local schools before choosing the winners.
evaluator in a selection process
Yumi works as an evaluator for a company that checks the safety of toys.
work as an evaluator for [field]
An outside evaluator visited the hospital to rate the quality of care given to patients.
The bank sent an evaluator to inspect the building before lending money for its purchase.
Professor Nkosi served as an evaluator for the national science fair, judging each project fairly.
- assessor
more common in professional or legal contexts, especially for property or tax valuation
- reviewer
suggests examining something already produced, such as a report or film
- appraiser
specifically about determining monetary value, typically for property, art, or jewelry
- judge
common in competitions or legal settings; carries authority to decide the outcome
文法句型
evaluator + of + [what is being judged]
用法筆記
Frequently appears with adjectives such as independent, outside, or external to indicate that the evaluator has no personal interest in the outcome. The thing being judged can follow the preposition of (evaluator of the proposals).