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SEARCHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America
Synonyms:
Calosoma scrutator; searcher; searcher beetle
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("searcher" is a kind of...):
calosoma (any beetle of the genus Calosoma)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("searcher" is a kind of...):
functionary; official (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)
Derivation:
search (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of)
search (subject to a search)
search (search or seek)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Someone making a search or inquiry
Example:
they are seekers after truth
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("searcher" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "searcher"):
finder (someone who comes upon something after searching)
gadabout (a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship)
hunter (a person who searches for something)
Derivation:
search (inquire into)
search (try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of)
search (subject to a search)
search (search or seek)
