appraiser
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
uhprayzerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
əpˈɹeɪzɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
One who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things
One who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity
One who performs appraisals.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: One who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things
Used this way, appraiser is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It suits considered writing and prepared speech.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Official and authoritative
- Usage feel
- Formal and precise
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use appraiser
- “We hired an appraiser to determine the fair market value of our house.”noun
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