"tester" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛstə/ [UK], /ˈtɛstəɹ/ [US] Audio: en-au-tester.ogg [Australia] Forms: testers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English tester, from Old French testre, from Latin testura. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tester}} Middle English tester, {{der|en|fro|testre}} Old French testre, {{der|en|la|testura}} Latin testura Head templates: {{en-noun}} tester (plural testers)
  1. A canopy over a bed.
    Sense id: en-tester-en-noun-3Cl8KS7u
  2. Something that overhangs something else; especially a canopy or soundboard over a pulpit.
    Sense id: en-tester-en-noun-nw1HBivl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛstə/ [UK], /ˈtɛstəɹ/ [US] Audio: en-au-tester.ogg [Australia] Forms: testers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English tester, equivalent to test + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tester}} Middle English tester, {{suf|en|test|er|id2=agent noun}} test + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} tester (plural testers)
  1. A person who administers a test. Translations (a person administering a test): изпитател (izpitatel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), testaaja (Finnish), Tester [masculine] (German), tester [masculine] (Polish), testerka [feminine] (Polish), тестиро́вщик (tɛstiróvščik) [masculine] (Russian), испыта́тель (ispytátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), те́стер (tɛ́stɛr) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-tester-en-noun-a0vZrnMC Disambiguation of 'a person administering a test': 61 3 30 1 2 4
  2. A device used for testing.
    Sense id: en-tester-en-noun-3ggv-F7F
  3. (Australia, slang, obsolete) A punishment of 25 lashes (strokes of a whip) across a person′s back. Tags: Australia, obsolete, slang Synonyms (punishment): Botany Bay dozen
    Sense id: en-tester-en-noun-~czoSFQG Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 3 7 2 20 8 2 22 3 13 17 Disambiguation of 'punishment': 1 2 90 1 1 4
  4. A sample of perfume available in a shop for customers to try before they buy.
    Sense id: en-tester-en-noun-urgH2FZJ
  5. A miniature pot of paint for testing and comparison purposes.
    Sense id: en-tester-en-noun-d5Fjxvzp
  6. (cycling) A cyclist who focuses on success in time trials. Categories (topical): Cycling, Occupations, People Categories (lifeform): Horse tack
    Sense id: en-tester-en-noun-oqarHltq Disambiguation of Occupations: 1 1 22 1 12 7 8 37 1 5 7 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 19 0 5 13 15 41 0 3 4 Disambiguation of Horse tack: 6 5 6 6 14 7 3 28 4 11 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 11 1 15 9 1 31 2 11 14 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 1 3 9 2 15 9 1 27 3 16 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 3 7 2 20 8 2 22 3 13 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 12 5 22 11 8 42 Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: animal tester, beta tester, hipot tester, linen tester, phase tester, shit tester, skill tester, strength tester
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛstə/ [UK], /ˈtɛstəɹ/ [US] Audio: en-au-tester.ogg [Australia] Forms: testers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) Etymology: For testern, teston, from French teston, from Old French teste (“the head, the head of the king being impressed upon the coin”). See tester (“a covering”), and compare testone, testoon. Etymology templates: {{m|en|testern}} testern, {{m|en|teston}} teston, {{der|en|fr|teston}} French teston, {{der|en|fro|teste|t=the head, the head of the king being impressed upon the coin}} Old French teste (“the head, the head of the king being impressed upon the coin”), {{m|en|tester|t=a covering}} tester (“a covering”), {{m|en|testone}} testone, {{m|en|testoon}} testoon Head templates: {{en-noun}} tester (plural testers)
  1. An old French silver coin.
    Sense id: en-tester-en-noun-0OEN1xmU
  2. (British, slang, dated) A sixpence. Tags: British, dated, slang Synonyms: teston, tizzy
    Sense id: en-tester-en-noun-KIGgRq1l Categories (other): British English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 3 7 2 20 8 2 22 3 13 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɛstə/ [UK], /ˈtɛstəɹ/ [US] Audio: en-au-tester.ogg [Australia] Forms: testers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) Etymology: Inherited from Middle English tester; see testiere. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|tester|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English tester, {{inh+|en|enm|tester}} Inherited from Middle English tester, {{m|en|testiere}} testiere Head templates: {{en-noun}} tester (plural testers)
  1. Alternative form of testiere (“armor for a horse's head”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: testiere (extra: armor for a horse's head) Categories (topical): Armor
    Sense id: en-tester-en-noun-w8x6nhzw Disambiguation of Armor: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 3 7 2 20 8 2 22 3 13 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Inherited from Middle English tester",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "testiere"
      },
      "expansion": "testiere",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle English tester; see testiere.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "testers",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tester (plural testers)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "armor for a horse's head",
          "word": "testiere"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009 January 1, Madeleine Pelner Cosman, Linda Gale Jones, Handbook to Life in the Medieval World, 3-Volume Set, Infobase Publishing, page 275",
          "text": "A horse-head tester had cutouts for the animal's eyes and ears. A peytral protected the horse's breast, while the crinet, made of overlapping steel plates joined by leather straps or rivets, protected its neck.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, Juliet R. V. Barker, The Tournament in England, 1100-1400, Boydell Press, page 175",
          "text": "The tester and crupper, together with the piser, which probably protected the chest, formed the basis of most horse armour[…]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of testiere (“armor for a horse's head”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "testiere",
          "testiere#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛstə/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛstəɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛstə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-tester.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/75/En-au-tester.ogg/En-au-tester.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/En-au-tester.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Test"
  ],
  "word": "tester"
}

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