road testern.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊd ˌtɛstə/, U.S.

/ˈroʊd ˌtɛstər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., tester n.⁴

Etymology: < road n. + tester n.⁴ In sense 2 after road test n.; compare also slightly later road-test v., and earlier road testing n. at road test n. Derivatives.

1. Something, now esp. a purpose-built machine, which tests the condition or quality of a road.

ΚΠ

1882 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 4 Nov. 24/4 Of all modern inventions the bicycle may most justly be styled the perfect road tester.

1955 Pop. Mech. June 137 Capable..of simulating the pounding roads take from traffic,..a new road tester perfected by the Shell Oil Company.

1990 L. Parker in K. Atkinson Highway Maintenance Handbk. viii. 284 The SWE Road Tester is used elsewhere in Europe and has been utilized by some highway authorities in the UK.

2. A person who or thing which road-tests something (in various senses of road-test v.).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > testing, servicing, and storage of motor vehicles > [noun] > a test of a vehicle on the road > one who

road tester1905

1905 Automobile 2 Nov. 501/3 Then the road tester, who gives the car its first run outdoors, adds to the record his signature.

1956 Pop. Mech. Aug. 122 Here's the dope from an automotive engineer, a veteran road tester and the owners themselves.

1990 W. A. Livesey GCSE Motor Vehicle Stud. xiv. 115/2 The reading is given so that it can be read straight from the meter dial..or a rolling road tester.

2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Nov. c16/3 His experience as a road tester on fashion shoots over 20 years. ‘I've worn more clothes than anyone,’ he said. ‘So I really know what works and what doesn't.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	road tester
释义	road testern. Brit. /ˈrəʊd ˌtɛstə/, U.S. /ˈroʊd ˌtɛstər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: road n., tester n.⁴ Etymology: < road n. + tester n.⁴ In sense 2 after road test n.; compare also slightly later road-test v., and earlier road testing n. at road test n. Derivatives. 1. Something, now esp. a purpose-built machine, which tests the condition or quality of a road. ΚΠ 1882 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 4 Nov. 24/4 Of all modern inventions the bicycle may most justly be styled the perfect road tester. 1955 Pop. Mech. June 137 Capable..of simulating the pounding roads take from traffic,..a new road tester perfected by the Shell Oil Company. 1990 L. Parker in K. Atkinson Highway Maintenance Handbk. viii. 284 The SWE Road Tester is used elsewhere in Europe and has been utilized by some highway authorities in the UK. 2. A person who or thing which road-tests something (in various senses of road-test v.). ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > testing, servicing, and storage of motor vehicles > [noun] > a test of a vehicle on the road > one who road tester1905 1905 Automobile 2 Nov. 501/3 Then the road tester, who gives the car its first run outdoors, adds to the record his signature. 1956 Pop. Mech. Aug. 122 Here's the dope from an automotive engineer, a veteran road tester and the owners themselves. 1990 W. A. Livesey GCSE Motor Vehicle Stud. xiv. 115/2 The reading is given so that it can be read straight from the meter dial..or a rolling road tester. 2004 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Nov. c16/3 His experience as a road tester on fashion shoots over 20 years. ‘I've worn more clothes than anyone,’ he said. ‘So I really know what works and what doesn't.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1882
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