Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who tries, tests, or attempts.
- noun One who assays metals; one who examines metallic ores or alloys for the purpose of determining the quantity of any particular metal, particularly of gold or silver, present in them. Specifically
- noun An officer of the mint, whose duty is to test bullion and coin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who assays. Specifically: One who examines metallic ores or compounds, for the purpose of determining the amount of any particular metal in the same, especially of gold or silver.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who
assays , or performschemical tests onmetals .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is assumed that the dry ore of the sampler and of the assayer are the same thing; according to the nature of the ore, this may or may not be the case.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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[Footnote: The simple Sayer is also for "assayer," either of metals or of meat and drink -- "essayeur, an essayer; one that tasts, or takes an essay; and particularly, an officer in the mint, who touches every kind of new Coyne before it be delivered out" (Cotgrave).
The Romance of Names Ernest Weekley 1909
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When the coins were inspected, the initials of the assayer and the mint mark were immediate identifiers.
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Their instructions were to give the money to the assayer, who was expected, by prearrangement, to double the amount of ore recorded from that load.
Yellow Dirt Judy Pasternak 2010
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Now not a single assayer on the planet is available, as all are tied up.
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On the reverse, the arms of Castille and Leon are displayed under the Spanish crown with the denomination 8″ to the right, assayer initials to the left.
Colombian Pillar Dollar Discovery : Coin Collecting News 2009
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Not as usual, however, is that many of them are solved not by the current Mr. Monk but by a man who lived in Trouble during the gold rush days, an assayer named Artemis Monk, who has all the same quirks as the present-day Monk, including the ability to solve crimes.
Archive 2009-11-29 Bill Crider 2009
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Frank's qualifications were ideal for his prospective employer, and he was offered a position as an assayer in the Mexican mining town of Guanajuato.
Murder in Mexico: an English family during the Revolution 2006
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Frank's qualifications were ideal for his prospective employer, and he was offered a position as an assayer in the Mexican mining town of Guanajuato.
Murder in Mexico: an English family during the Revolution 2006
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Frank's qualifications were ideal for his prospective employer, and he was offered a position as an assayer in the Mexican mining town of Guanajuato.
Murder in Mexico: an English family during the Revolution 2006
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