tester

test·er ¹

 (tĕs′tər)

n.

One that tests: a battery tester; a taste tester.

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tes·ter ²

 (tĕs′tər, tē′stər)

n.

A canopy, as over a bed or pulpit.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin testrum, from Late Latin testa, skull, from Latin, shell.]

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tes·ter ³

 (tĕs′tər)

n.

See teston.

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[Alteration of teston.]

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tester

(ˈtɛstə)

n

a person or thing that tests or is used for testing

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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]

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tester

(ˈtɛstə)

n

(Currencies) another name for teston²

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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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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tester - 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

testeur

tester

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

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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

[ˈtɛstə^r] n

(= machine, device) → testeur m

(= person)
She is a computer software tester → Elle teste des logiciels.

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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.

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