tax assessor vs assessor

tax assessor and assessor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tax assessor	Yes	No	No	No
assessor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tax assessor and assessor are synonyms defined as:

tax assessor and assessor: an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it

tax assessor (noun)	assessor (noun)
an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it	an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it