Meaning

10 senses
  1. A canopy over a bed.

    a flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed)

  2. Something that overhangs something else; especially a canopy or sounding board over a pulpit.

  3. A person who administers a test.

    Tester

    тестиро́вщикtɛstiróvščik, испыта́тельispytátelʹ, те́стерtɛ́stɛr

    someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications

  4. A device used for testing.

  5. A sample of perfume available in a shop for customers to try before they buy.

  6. A miniature pot of paint for testing and comparison purposes.

  7. A cyclist who focuses on success in time trials.

  8. An old French silver coin.

  9. (UK, dated, slang)A sixpence.

  10. (Australia, obsolete, slang)A punishment of 25 lashes (strokes of a whip) across a person′s back.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. For this test, I bought a voltage tester.

    ruДля этого теста я купил тестер.

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  2. Ziri tested the battery with a battery tester.

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  3. Ziri hooked the battery to the battery tester.

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  4. The high-speed robotic tester is revolutionizing routine chemical toxicity studies.

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  5. Yanni has an electrical tester.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a person administering a test:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a person administering a test:

Origin

From Middle English tester, from Old French testre, from Latin testura. From Middle Engli

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.

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