Other definitions for tester (2 of 3)
a canopy, as over a bed or altar.
Origin of tester
2Other definitions for tester (3 of 3)
the teston of Henry VIII.
Origin of tester
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How to use tester in a sentence
If you can’t decide whether to go linear, tactile or clicky, you can get a switch tester that allows you to try out several different types of switches before you settle on just one.
Best mechanical keyboard: Game, code, type, and work smoother and faster | PopSci Commerce Team | February 4, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe pandemic has brought a heightened sense of awareness to people about hygiene and physical testers are quickly being replaced by safer, more convenient, hyper-realistic digital try ons.
Why more brands are looking to augmented reality product try ons to drive sales | Erika Wheless | January 25, 2021 | DigidayShe failed to update drug testers on her whereabouts on both occasions, her second and third offenses in a 12-month period.
Olympic gold medal hurdler provisionally suspended in doping case | Glynn A. Hill | January 14, 2021 | Washington Post“It’s a phenomenal way to try things on whether you’re in the store and can’t use a tester right now, or just sitting at home,” she adds.
How Ulta Beauty is using tech to spur in-store shopping during the pandemic | Phil Wahba | December 4, 2020 | FortuneThe app was first introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2019, then launched to testers that March.
Twitter finally shuts down its abandoned prototype app twttr | Sarah Perez | December 3, 2020 | TechCrunch
In both cases, Jon tester and Heidi Heitkamp ran well ahead of Obama and are senators today.
Democrats’ Best Weapon for Midterms: Fear of a Red Senate | Michael Tomasky | February 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe biggest problems with the True Love tester lie not with the construction of the bra, but the philosophy behind it.
This ‘True Love Tester’ Bra Misses What Women Really Want—Then Insults Them | Emily Shire | January 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJust look at the state of Montana, where against all odds, Jon tester was re-elected to the United States Senate.
No one seemed to expect Jon tester to pull it out, but it was no longer a make-or-break race.
Partying With the Senate Democrats: The Party’s Newest Stars | Michelle Cottle | November 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHappily (perhaps) for John tester, Montana is the only state that has split its ticket a majority of times in recent decades.
As Presidential Contest Tightens, State Races Could Prove Crucial | John Avlon | October 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTI can pick the high-percentage butter-fat cow with my eye and let the Babcock tester prove the wisdom of my eye.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover) | Jack LondonYet one or two of the earthenware pots survive: Judge tester, for instance, a fellow whose impudence has carried him upwards.
The Chaplain of the Fleet | Walter Besant and James Rice"I say, Caruthers, I hope you don't mind clearing out of here for a bit," tester would say.
The Loom of Youth | Alec WaughBut on the way down to hall, he overheard Mansell talking to tester in the door of the changing-room.
The Loom of Youth | Alec WaughDuring the final senior he was strolling round the field with tester, both of them in cloth suits, unchanged for games.
The Loom of Youth | Alec Waugh
British Dictionary definitions for tester (1 of 3)
/ (ˈtɛstə) /
a person or thing that tests or is used for testing
British Dictionary definitions for tester (2 of 3)
/ (ˈtɛstə) /
(in furniture) a canopy, esp the canopy over a four-poster bed
Origin of tester
2British Dictionary definitions for tester (3 of 3)
/ (ˈtɛstə) /
another name for teston (def. 2)
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