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test⋅er

1  [tes-ter]
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–noun
a person or thing that tests.
Origin:
1655–65; test 1 + -er 1
Tester
China Tester Supplier. High Quality, Competitive Price.
Made-in-China.com
Cup testers
Test Assembly with Cups up to 18.000psi @ 320degF.
www.rubberatkins.com

tes⋅ter

2  [tes-ter, tees-]
–noun
a canopy, as over a bed or altar.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML testrum canopy of a bed; akin to L testa covering. See test 2

tes⋅ter

3  [tes-ter]
–noun
the teston of Henry VIII.
Origin:
1540–50; earlier testorn, var. of teston, with -r- from MF testart teston
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test·er 1   (těs'tər)   
n.  One that tests: a battery tester; a taste tester.
tes·ter 2   (těs'tər, tē'stər)   
n.  A canopy, as over a bed or pulpit.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin testrum, from Late Latin testa, skull, from Latin, shell.]
tes·ter 3   (těs'tər)   
n.  See teston.

[Alteration of teston.]
tes·ton   (těs'tŏn')   
n.  

  1. A 16th-century French silver coin.

  2. An English coin stamped with the image of Henry VIII's head. In this sense, also called tester3.


[French, from Italian testone, augmentative of testa, head, from Late Latin, skull, from Latin, shell.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

tester  (1)
"one who tests," 1661, from test.

tester  (2)
"canopy over a bed," c.1380, from M.L. testerium, from testera "head stall," from L.L. testa (capitis) "skull," from L., lit. "earthenware, pot." The "head" sense (originally merely humorous) is the source of tester in obs. senses of "piece of armor for the head" (c.1386) and "coin of Henry VIII" (1546), the first Eng. coin to bear a true portrait. For sense development, cf. O.E. cuppe "cup" from source of Ger. kopf "head."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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tester

canopy, usually of carved or cloth-draped wood, over a bed, tomb, pulpit, or throne. It dates from the 14th century and is usually made of the same material as the object it covers. It can be supported either by four posts, by two posts at the foot and a headpiece at the back, or by suspension from the ceiling. The edges may overhang and in some cases are decorated with incised work or a fabric valance. The word, derived from the late Latin testa ("head"), came into use in the Middle Ages, originally referring only to the vertical headpiece.

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