Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. One that tests: a battery tester; a taste tester.
- n. A canopy, as over a bed or pulpit.
- n. See teston.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. A canopy over a bed etc.
- n. A person who administers a test.
- n. A device used for testing.
- n. A sample of perfume available in a shop for customers to try before they buy.
- n. An old French silver coin.
- n. A sixpence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. A headpiece; a helmet.
- n. A flat canopy, as over a pulpit or tomb.
- n. A canopy over a bed, supported by the bedposts.
- n. An old French silver coin, originally of the value of about eighteen pence, subsequently reduced to ninepence, and later to sixpence, sterling. Hence, in modern English slang, a sixpence; -- often contracted to tizzy. Called also teston.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who tests, tries, assays, or proves.
- n. Any instrument or apparatus used in testing: as, a steam-gage tester; a vacuum-tester.
- n. A canopy.
- n. Specifically— The frame which connects the tops of the posts in a four-post bedstead, and the material stretched upon it, the whole forming a sort of canopy.
- n. In architecture, a flat canopy, as over a pulpit or a tomb.
- n. A head-piece; a helmet.
- n. A name given to the shillings coined by Henry VIII., and to sixpences later (compare teston); also, in modern slang, a sixpence.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications
- n. a flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed)
Etymologies
Examples
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This tester is a small 3 prong unit with 2 yellow lights and 1 red light, made by A.W. Sperry.
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… the word tester refers to the canopy, or roof, that shelters the bed and the alcove.
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Now, you've shown where MacNeill points out that the generator for biological evolution isn't random (or even random with regard to fitness), and the tester is not limited to natural selection.
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The Sperry outlet tester is pretty much the primary tester used NOB.
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I noted in the Edmunds report that my wife's car had experienced many of the same foibles as their long-term tester, including sagging kick panels, several NVH sins and interior panel gaps that were as uneven as rural highway pavement.
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Maybe we should talk to Cadillac about getting into a long-term tester with a similar theme.
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The seven times Tour de France champion was requested, while training in France, to provide urine, blood and hair samples to a tester from the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD).
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To test this, you can use an inexpensive pig-tail electrical tester, which is available at any hardware store for about two dollars.
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The tester was our 23-month daughter, and we chose Spanish for her to learn.
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Our tester was a big fan of the pedicure, which included a foot massage and Jacuzzi bath.
ruzuzu commented on the word tester
A sixpence. See teston.
May 24, 2010