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searcher |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Searcher \Search"er\, n. [Cf. OF cercheor inspector.] One who or that which searhes or examines; a seeker; an inquirer; an examiner; a trier. Specifically: a Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death. --Graunt. b An officer of the customs whose business it is to search ships, merchandise, luggage, etc c An inspector of leather. [Prov. Eng.] d (Gun.) An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities. e An implement for sampling butter; a butter trier. j (Med.) An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: searcher n 1: someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth" [syn: {seeker}] 2: large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; North America [syn: {searcher beetle}, {Calosoma scrutator}]
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