Definition

Noun: * An authority who is able to estimate worth or quality: A person who makes a judgment about the value, quality, or significance of something or someone, often based on specific criteria or standards.

Usage Examples

• The art evaluator carefully examined the painting to determine its authenticity and market value.
• She worked as a performance evaluator, providing feedback to employees during their annual reviews.
• The grant application will be reviewed by an independent panel of evaluators.

Advanced Usage

• In a formal or official capacity: The term often implies a role with recognized expertise or a designated responsibility to assess.
  • The chief evaluator submitted the final report on the program's effectiveness to the board.
• As a neutral or objective judge: The role of an evaluator typically requires impartiality.
  • Acting as an evaluator, he had to set aside his personal opinions and focus on the established metrics.

Variants and Related Words

• Evaluate (verb): To form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; to assess.
  • The teacher will evaluate the students' projects.
• Evaluation (noun): The making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment.
  • The evaluation of the new policy will take six months.
• Evaluative (adjective): Based on or relating to an assessment of value or quality.
  • The report contained evaluative comments on each proposal.

Synonyms

• Appraiser: One who sets a value on property, especially for taxation or sale.
• Assessor: An official who evaluates property for taxation, or a person who judges the quality of something.
• Judge: A person who gives an authoritative opinion.
• Critic: A person who judges the merits of literary, artistic, or musical works.

Related Phrases

• External evaluator: An assessor who is not part of the organization or group being evaluated, often hired for objectivity.
  • The university hired an external evaluator to review its research department.
• Peer evaluator: A person who assesses the work of others who are at a similar professional level.
  • As part of the process, each scientist served as a peer evaluator for a colleague's paper.

Noun

1. an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality