Meaning

9 senses
  1. One who searches.

    Suchender

  2. (UK, historical)An officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.

  3. (UK, historical)An officer who apprehended idlers on the street during church hours in Scotland.

  4. A customs officer responsible for searching ships, merchandise, luggage, etc.

  5. (historical)An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities in its surface.

  6. An implement for sampling butter.

  7. A sieve or strainer.

  8. (historical)An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.

  9. (UK, obsolete)An inspector of leather.

More definitions
  • large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America
  • a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items
  • someone making a search or inquiry

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Sami is a professional people searcher.

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  2. Miroslav heard searchers calling his name.

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  3. The searchers could hear faint calls coming from deep within the cave.

    ruИскателям были слышны слабые крики о помощи, доносящиеся из глубины пещеры.

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Translations

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One who searches:

Origin

From Middle English serchour, sercher, from Old French cercheor; equivalent to search + -e

From Middle English serchour, sercher, from Old French cercheor; equivalent to search + -er.

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Forms

plural: searchers
Singularsearcher
Pluralsearchers

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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