tes|ter

tes|ter
test|er1 «TEHS tuhr», noun.
a person or thing that tests. SYNONYM(S): examiner.
[< test1, verb + -er1]
tes|ter2 «TEHS tuhr», noun.
a canopy, especially one over a bed.
[Middle English testere probably < Old French testre headboard of a bed < teste head < Vulgar Latin testa head (in Latin, earthen pot)]
tes|ter3 «TEHS tuhr», noun.
1. the teston of Henry VIII, especially as debased or depreciated.
2. British Informal. a sixpence.
[earlier testor < testorne, alteration of teston]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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