tester

test·er ¹

T0126400 (tĕs′tər)n. One that tests: a battery tester; a taste tester.

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tes·ter ²

T0126400 (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

T0126400 (tĕs′tər)n. See teston.

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[Alteration of teston.]

tester

(ˈtɛstə) na 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

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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tester - someone who administers a test to determine your qualificationsexaminer, quizzerasker, 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

Translations

testeur