assessor Copy link Outline I. One who assessesII. An assistant, esp. to a judge1. consessor2. assessor • assessor: I. One who assesses: censor (esp. of the Roman magistrates so called). II. An assistant, esp. to a judge: 1. consessor: Cic. Fin. 2, 19, 62. 2. assessor: they gave an a. to their kings, regibus suis assessorem dederunt, Cic.: Suet. Phr.: when I was assessor to the praetor: nobis in tribunali praetoris sedentibus, Cic.