different between estimator vs examiner

English

Etymology

estimate +? -or

Noun

estimator (plural estimators)

1. A person who estimates, especially one who estimates costs
2. (mathematics) A function of a random sample of a population used to estimate some parameter of the whole population

Related terms

• overestimator
• underestimator

Translations

Anagrams

• East Timor, misrotate, triatomes

English

Etymology

examine +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???zæm?n?/.

Noun

examiner (plural examiners)

1. A person who investigates someone or something.
2. A person who sets an examination.
3. A person who marks an examination.

Related terms

• cross-examiner

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ex?min?re, present active infinitive of ex?min?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.za.mi.ne/

Verb

examiner

1. to examine

Conjugation

Descendants

• ? Romanian: examina

Further reading

• “examiner” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

ex?miner

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of ex?min?

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ex?min?re, present active infinitive of ex?min?.

Verb

examiner

1. to question (pose questions to)
2. to torture
3. to consider; to ponder; to weigh up

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Related terms

• examinateur
• examination
• examineor

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (examiner)