Definition of SEARCHER

searcher

Plural: searchers

Noun

  • One who looks for something; an investigator.
  • someone making a search or inquiry
  • a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items
  • large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America
  • One who searches.
  • An officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.
  • An officer who apprehended idlers on the street during church hours in Scotland.
  • A customs officer responsible for searching ships, merchandise, luggage, etc.
  • An inspector of leather.
  • An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities in its surface.
  • An implement for sampling butter.
  • A sieve or strainer.
  • An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.

Examples

  • The searcher tirelessly scanned the Words With Friends board for an opening.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English serchour, sercher, from Old French cercheor; equivalent to search + -er.

Synonyms

Calosoma scrutator, quester, searcher beetle, seeker

Scrabble Score: 13

searcher: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
searcher: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
searcher: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

searcher: valid Words With Friends Word