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TESTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: tester   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A flat canopy (especially one over a four-poster bed)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tester" is a kind of...):

canopy (a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications

Synonyms:

examiner; quizzer; tester

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("tester" is a kind of...):

asker; enquirer; inquirer; querier; questioner (someone who asks a question)

Derivation:

test (examine someone's knowledge of something)

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