tester

Someone who gives tests or checks how well something works.

• She works as a software tester.
• The tester asked me to park beside the road.
• Our testers found several problems with the new product.

Similar words: examiner

Common phrases: software tester, product tester, driving tester

A tool or machine used to check whether something works or has a particular quality.

• Use a battery tester.
• The tester showed that the wire was live.
• We bought a tester to check the pool water.

Similar words: testing device

Common phrases: voltage tester, battery tester, circuit tester

A cover fixed above a bed, often supporting curtains.

• The bed has a wooden tester.
• Curtains hung from the carved tester.
• The antique bed's tester was decorated with flowers.

Similar words: canopy

Common phrases: bed tester, carved tester, wooden tester

A cover above something, especially a platform in a church where someone speaks.

• A tester hangs above the pulpit.
• The wooden tester helped carry the preacher's voice.
• Workers repaired the church's carved tester.

Similar words: canopy, sounding board

Common phrases: pulpit tester, carved tester, tester above something