searcher

About 0.41 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun One who searches.
2. noun An officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.
3. noun An officer who apprehended idlers on the street during church hours in Scotland.
4. noun A customs officer responsible for searching ships, merchandise, luggage, etc.
5. noun An inspector of leather.
6. noun An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities in its surface.
7. noun An implement for sampling butter.
8. noun A sieve or strainer.

Similar words

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