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View synonyms for tester

tester

1

[ tes-ter ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that tests.


tester

2

[ tes-ter, tees- ]

noun

  1. a canopy, as over a bed or altar.

tester

3

[ tes-ter ]

noun

  1. the teston of Henry VIII.

tester

1

/ ˈtɛstə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that tests or is used for testing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tester

2

/ ˈtɛstə /

noun

  1. (in furniture) a canopy, esp the canopy over a four-poster bed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

tester

3

/ ˈtɛstə /

noun

  1. another name for teston
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tester1

First recorded in 1655–65; test 1 + -er 1

Origin of tester2

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English tester, testo(u)r, testir, teester “headpiece,” from Old French testiere “headpiece, head covering,” from Medieval Latin testerium, testrum, testura “canopy of a bed”; derivative of Vulgar Latin testa “head,” from Latin testa “earthenware jar; brick; tile”; test 2

Origin of tester3

First recorded in 1560–70; earlier testorn, variant of teston, with -r- from Middle French testart “teston”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tester1

C14: from Medieval Latin testerium, from Late Latin testa a skull, from Latin: shell
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Example Sentences

"The wires were live. I had a tester, so I realised. I'd be dead if not."

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If testers find something potentially dangerous - stronger than usual, contaminated, or sold as something it's not - they'll put a warning out to clubbers.

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Pictures from last year's Halloween event showed people dressing up as a giant surveillance camera, Covid testers, and a censored Weibo post.

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"You don't think of it being in a perfume tester bottle. We didn't know what we were looking for."

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“Everything from kids mixing skincare and makeup testers together to make ‘smoothies’ to opening new makeup packages and using them.”

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