different between quester vs searcher

English

Etymology

quest +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?st?(?)

Noun

quester (plural questers)

1. A person engaged in a quest.

Anagrams

• request

Middle French

Verb

quester

1. to search for; to look for

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Synonyms

• chercher
• querir

Descendants

• French: quêter

Old French

Etymology

From Latin quaest?re, present active infinitive of quaest? (“to search”), from quaestus.

Verb

quester

1. to search for; to look for
2. to pursue; to follow; to go after

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Synonyms

• (look for): cerchier, querir

Descendants

• Middle French: quester
  • French: quêter

English

Etymology

From Middle English sercher, from Old French cercheor; equivalent to search +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s??t???/
• Rhymes: -??(?)t???(?)

Noun

searcher (plural searchers)

1. One who searches.
2. (Britain, historical) An officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.

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3. (Britain, historical) An officer who apprehended idlers on the street during church hours in Scotland.
4. A customs officer responsible for searching ships, merchandise, luggage, etc.
5. An inspector of leather.
6. An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities.
7. An implement for sampling butter.
8. A sieve or strainer.
9. An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.

Translations

See also

• searcheress

Anagrams

• re-search, reachers, research