searcher

Significat (Anglès)

  1. One who searches.
  2. (UK, historical) An officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.
  3. (UK, historical) An officer who apprehended idlers on the street during church hours in Scotland.
  4. A customs officer responsible for searching ships, merchandise, luggage, etc.
  5. (UK, obsolete) An inspector of leather.
  6. (historical) An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities in its surface.
  7. An implement for sampling butter.
  8. A sieve or strainer.
  9. (historical) An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.

Conceptes

Sinònims

Calosoma scrutator

searcher beetle

stone searcher

examining officer

surveyor of customs

customs examiner

search officer

Nirvana

toll agent

Freqüència

45k
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈsɝt͡ʃɚ/
Etimologia (Anglès)

In summary

From Middle English serchour, sercher, from Old French cercheor; equivalent to search + -er.

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