n. One who views, surveys, or examines.n. Specifically— An official appointed to inspect or superintend something; an overseer; in coal-mining, the general manager, both above and below ground, of a coal-mine. This word, not at all in use in the United States, is almost obsolete in England, having become replaced by the terms mining-engineer and agent. The terms used in the United States are manager and superintendent.n. One of a body of jurors who are appointed by a court to view or inspect the property in controversy or the place where a crime has been committed. In Scotland two persons called showers point out the subjects to be viewed.