scrutineer
English
Etymology
From scrutiny + -eer
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskɹuː.tɪn.ɪə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun
scrutineer (plural scrutineers)
- (now chiefly motor racing) A person who scrutinises; a person responsible for scrutineering.
Verb
scrutineer (third-person singular simple present scrutineers, present participle scrutineering, simple past and past participle scrutineered)
- (transitive) To scrutinise; to thoroughly check that an election is being run fairly, or that a vehicle meets the rules of a competition, etc.