SEARCHER

searcher

Noun

  1. One who searches.
  2. An officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.
  3. A customs officer responsible for searching ships, merchandise, luggage, etc.
  4. An inspector of leather.
  5. An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities.
  6. An implement for sampling butter.
  7. An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.


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