different between searcheress vs searcher

English

Etymology

searcher +? -ess

Pronunciation

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

Noun

searcheress (plural searcheresses)

1. (archaic) A female searcher.

Anagrams

• archeresses

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