searcher - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'searcher' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Searcher

[ n.]

- One who, or that which, searhes or examines; a seeker; an inquirer; an examiner; a trier.
- Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.
- An officer of the customs whose business it is to search ships, merchandise, luggage, etc.
- An inspector of leather.
- An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities.
- An implement for sampling butter; a butter trier.
- An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.

Meaning of 'searcher' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . searcher

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- someone making a search or inquiry

Example in sentence:

they are seekers after truth

Nearby Words:

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Quantitative researcher
Quantitative researcher that collects and reports data primarily in numerical form.

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