tester

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɛstə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɛstəɹ/ Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English tester, from Old French testre, from Latin testura. ==== Noun ==== tester (plural testers) A canopy over a bed. Something that overhangs something else; especially a canopy or soundboard over a pulpit. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English tester, equivalent to test +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== tester (plural testers) A person who administers a test. Hyponym: taster A device used for testing. (Australia, slang, obsolete) A punishment of 25 lashes (strokes of a whip) across a person′s back. A sample of perfume available in a shop for customers to try before they buy. A miniature pot of paint for testing and comparison purposes. (cycling) A cyclist who focuses on success in time trials. ===== Synonyms ===== (punishment) Botany Bay dozen ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === For testern, teston, from French teston, from Old French teste (“the head, the head of the king being impressed upon the coin”). See tester (“a covering”), and compare testone, testoon. ==== Noun ==== tester (plural testers) An old French silver coin. (British, slang, dated) A sixpence. Synonyms: teston, tizzy === Etymology 4 === Inherited from Middle English tester; see testiere. ==== Noun ==== tester (plural testers) Alternative form of testiere (“armor for a horse's head”). === References === === Anagrams === Setter, Street, Teters, retest, setter, street == Danish == === Verb === tester present of teste === Noun === tester a tester; someone who tests an instrument used for testing a product sample ==== Declension ==== === References === “tester” in Den Danske Ordbog “tester” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛs.te/ === Etymology 1 === From test +‎ -er. ==== Verb ==== tester to test ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin testārī. ==== Verb ==== tester (law) to write one's will === Further reading === “tester”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tester. === Noun === tester m (invariable) multimeter Synonyms: multimetro, voltamperometro == Latin == === Verb === tester first-person singular present active subjunctive of testor == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === tester m indefinite plural of test === Verb === tester present of teste == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tester. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛs.tɛr/ Rhymes: -ɛstɛr Syllabification: tes‧ter === Noun === tester m inan (related adjective testerski) tester (device that tests something) (cosmetics) tester (free sample bottle of perfume or cosmetic available in a shop for customers to try) (cosmetics) tester (small phial of perfume or cosmetic bought to try a fragrance without the commitment of a full-size bottle) Synonym: sampler ==== Declension ==== === Noun === tester m pers (female equivalent testerka) tester (person on whom drugs or cosmetics are tested) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === tester in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN tester in Polish dictionaries at PWN tester in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English tester. === Noun === tester n (plural testere) tester ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Noun === tester indefinite plural of test