Assayer

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who tries, tests, or attempts.
  • noun. One who assays metals; one who examines metallic ores or alloys for the purpose of determining the quantity of any particular metal, particularly of gold or silver, present in them. Specifically
  • noun. An officer of the mint, whose duty is to test bullion and coin.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who assays. Specifically: One who examines metallic ores or compounds, for the purpose of determining the amount of any particular metal in the same, especially of gold or silver.
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  • noun. One who assays, or performs chemical tests on metals.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals
    • Word Usage
    "It is assumed that the dry ore of the sampler and of the assayer are the same thing; according to the nature of the ore, this may or may not be the case."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    analyst  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Breyer  Dreyer  Mayer  Sayer  Speyer  
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    appraiser  attorney-general  bencher  bursar  calcination  
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