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Noun
Our staff and testers A beauty product is a personal purchase.—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 13 June 2026 The idea that started as a ripple appealed to Stevenson, a third generation Del Martian, who grew up immersed in the beach culture, and married a surf writer, enthusiast and board tester, quickly becoming part of a coastal enclave where surfing was not just a sport—rather a way of life.—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026 All position players in Spring Training had their heights measured by a team of independent testers conducting manual measurements and by representatives from a research institute using biomechanical analysis to confirm the manual measurements and safeguard against potential manipulation.—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 The first iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 developer betas are available now, and a version aimed at public beta testers will follow in July.—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tester
Word History
Etymology
Noun (2)
Middle English, headboard of a bed, canopy, from Anglo-French, from teste head, from Late Latin testa skull, from Latin, shell
Noun (3)
modification of Middle French testart, from teston