An official appointed by a guild or company to ensure maintenance of its customs, regulations, and standards of work. Cf. search, n. 1a. Now histo…

One who tries, tests, or examines; an examiner, inspector; esp. in ale conner, n.

An officer responsible for checking and certifying the quality of a product. Cf. policy, v.1

= conner, n.1, ale-conner.

One who inspects goods and rejects or destroys the faulty.

= wraker, n.

One whose business it is to sample goods; also, one employed in any other form of sampling.

A person who overhauls; a company, etc., in the business of overhauling.

a person officially appointed to examine all fruit brought into a market (Cassell).

a person responsible for quality control.