tester

1 of 3

noun (1)

test·​er ˈte-stər 

: one that tests or is used for testing

tester

2 of 3

noun (2)

tes·​ter ˈtē-stər  ˈte- 

: the canopy over a bed, pulpit, or altar

tester

3 of 3

noun (3)

tes·​ter ˈte-stər 

: teston sense a

Examples of tester in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As our mattress testers can attest, the free white-glove delivery process is smooth and won’t leave you lugging a compressed mattress up the stairs. —Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2025

In a series of videos shared to her Instagram Stories, Meghan and Prince Harry’s 3-year-old daughter took on the role of a taste tester. —Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025

With help from a few contributors, testers, and dermatologists, our editors have sifted through dozens of SPF products, narrowing down which formulas are truly the best for dark skin. —Danielle Jackson, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025

One tester’s family slid it into their beach bag and hiked a quarter mile from camp to a secluded rocky beach in Crescent City, California. —Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 21 Apr. 2025

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

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1661, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1546, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tester

• ester
• esther
• fester
• jester
• nester
• nestor
• pester
• prester
• quaestor
• wester
• yester
• ancestor

Kids Definition

tester

1 of 2 noun

tes·​ter ˈtēs-tər  ˈtes- 

: a canopy or a frame for a canopy over a bed, pulpit, or altar

tester

2 of 2 noun

test·​er

ˈtes-tər

: one that tests