Landvermesser

land surveyor

noun LANT-fer-mes-er Rare

Usage Note

Landvermesser is the everyday term for a surveyor who measures and maps land. Formally the title is Vermessungstechniker or Geodät; the word appears in Kafka's novel Das Schloss, where the protagonist claims to be one.

Examples

"Der Landvermesser stellte fest, dass die Grundstücksgrenze verschoben war."

Natural Translation

The land surveyor found that the property boundary had been moved.

Literal Translation

The land surveyor determined that the property boundary had shifted.

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