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test·er 1

 (tĕs′tər)
n.
One that tests: a battery tester; a taste tester.

tes·ter 2

 (tĕs′tər, tē′stər)
n.
A canopy, as over a bed or pulpit.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin testrum, from Late Latin testa, skull, from Latin, shell.]

tes·ter 3

 (tĕs′tər)
n.
See teston.
[Alteration of teston.]
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tester

(ˈtɛstə)
n
a person or thing that tests or is used for testing

tester

(ˈtɛstə)
n
(Furniture) (in furniture) a canopy, esp the canopy over a four-poster bed
[C14: from Medieval Latin testerium, from Late Latin testa a skull, from Latin: shell]

tester

(ˈtɛstə)
n
(Currencies) another name for teston2
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

test•er1

(ˈtɛs tər)

n.
one that tests or is used for testing.
[1655–65]

tes•ter2

(ˈtɛs tər, ˈtis-)

n.
a canopy, as over a bed.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin testrum canopy of a bed; akin to Latin testa covering. See test2]

tes•ter3

(ˈtɛs tər)

n.
the teston of Henry VIII.
[1540–50; earlier testorn]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tester - someone who administers a test to determine your qualificationstester - someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
examiner, quizzer
asker, enquirer, inquirer, querier, questioner - someone who asks a question
2.tester - a flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed)
canopy - a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather
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Translations

tester

1 [ˈtestəʳ] N (= person) → ensayador(a) m/f; (= sample, trial product) → muestra f, artículo m de muestra

tester

2 (o.f.) [ˈtestəʳ] N → baldaquín m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tester

[ˈtɛstər] n
(= machine, device) → testeur m
(= person)
She is a computer software tester → Elle teste des logiciels.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tester

n (of product etc) → Prüfer(in) m(f); (= machine) → Prüfgerät nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tester

n. probador, ensayador.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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