arpenteurn.
/ɑːpɒnˈtəː/ A measurer of land; a land-surveyor.
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geometrian?c1400
geometrician?1537
surveyor1551
land-meter1582
land-measurer1632
measurer1636
geodesian1650
geometrist1772
geometer1773
arpenteur1789
land-surveyor1792
fieldman1838
1789 A. Young Jrnl. 28 July in Trav. France (1792) i. 149 Mons. Arthaud, the arpenteur..answered my enquiries satisfactorily.
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