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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

test·er¹ / ˈtestər/ • n. a person who tests something, esp. a new product. ∎ a person who tests another's proficiency. ∎ a device that tests the functioning of something: a cake tester. ∎ a sample of a product provided so that customers can try it before buying it. test·er² • n. a canopy over a four-poster bed.

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tester

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

tester canopy over a bed. XIV. — medL. testerium, testrum, testura f. Rom. *testa head (L. testa tile).

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T. F. HOAD. "tester." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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tester

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 2000 | | Copyright

tester. Canopy over a pulpit (called abat-voix) or tomb.

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tester

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

tester •abetter, begetter, better, bettor, biretta, bruschetta, carburettor (US carburetor), debtor, feta, fetter, forgetter, getter, go-getter, Greta, Henrietta, letter, Loretta, mantelletta, operetta, petter, Quetta, setter, sinfonietta, sweater, upsetter, Valletta, vendetta, whetter •bisector, collector, connector, convector, corrector, defector, deflector, detector, director, ejector, elector, erector, hector, injector, inspector, nectar, objector, perfecter, projector, prospector, protector, rector, reflector, rejector, respecter, sector, selector, Spector, spectre (US specter), vector •belter, delta, helter-skelter, melter, pelta, Shelta, shelter, swelter, welter •pre-emptor, tempter •assenter, cementer, centre (US center), concentre (US concenter), dissenter, enter, eventer, fermenter (US fermentor), fomenter, frequenter, inventor, lamenter, magenta, placenta, polenta, precentor, presenter, preventer, renter, repenter, tenter, tormentor •inceptor, preceptor, receptor, sceptre (US scepter) •arrester, Avesta, Chester, contester, ester, Esther, fester, fiesta, Hester, investor, jester, Leicester, Lester, molester, Nestor, pester, polyester, protester, quester, semester, sequester, siesta, sou'wester, suggester, tester, trimester, vesta, zester •Webster • dexter • Leinster •Dorchester • Poindexter • newsletter •genuflector • implementer •experimenter • trendsetter •epicentre (US epicenter) •typesetter • jobcentre • photosetter •Cirencester • interceptor • Sylvester

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