n. | 1. | One appointed or elected to assist a judge or magistrate with his special knowledge of the subject to be decided; as legal assessors, nautical assessors. |
2. | One who sits by another, as next in dignity, or as an assistant and adviser; an associate in office. | |
3. | One appointed to assess persons or property for the purpose of taxation. |
Noun | 1. | assessor - an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it Synonyms: tax assessor |