name
Meaning 1
A surname from Old French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
tester
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈtɛstə(ɹ)/
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UK: /ˈtɛstə/
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US: /ˈtɛstəɹ/
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rhymes with -ɛstə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: T EH1 S T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A canopy over a bed.
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noun
Meaning 3
Something that overhangs something else; especially a canopy or soundboard over a pulpit.
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noun
Meaning 4
A person who administers a test.
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noun
Meaning 5
A device used for testing.
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noun
Meaning 6
A punishment of 25 lashes (strokes of a whip) across a person′s back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, obsolete, slang
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noun
Meaning 7
A sample of perfume available in a shop for customers to try before they buy.
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noun
Meaning 8
A miniature pot of paint for testing and comparison purposes.
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noun
Meaning 9
A cyclist who focuses on success in time trials.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 10
An old French silver coin.
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noun
Meaning 11
A sixpence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dated, slang
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Synonyms: teston, tizzy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
Alternative form of testiere (“armor for a horse's head”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 13
a flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: canopy
noun
Meaning 14
someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: examiner, quizzer
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Broader terms: inquirer, enquirer, questioner, querier, asker
History
Etymology
From Old French testard (“someone with a big head”), a pejorative from teste (“head”).
From Middle English tester, from Old French testre, from Latin testura.
From Middle English tester, equivalent to test + -er.
For testern, teston, from French teston. See tester (“a covering”), and compare testone, testoon.
Inherited from Middle English tester; see testiere.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: изпитател (izpitatel) — a person administering a test
- Finnish: testaaja — a person administering a test
- German: Tester — a person administering a test
- Polish: tester — a person administering a test
- Polish: testerka — a person administering a test
- Russian: тестиро́вщик (tɛstiróvščik) — a person administering a test
- Russian: испыта́тель (ispytátelʹ) — a person administering a test
- Russian: те́стер (tɛ́stɛr) — a person administering a test
- Spanish: téster — a person administering a test
- Spanish: tester — a person administering a test
- Spanish: probador — a person administering a test
- Spanish: téster — a device used for testing
- Spanish: tester — a device used for testing