Definition of "searcher" in English

noun

1. One who searches.

2. (UK, historical) An officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.

3. (UK, historical) An officer who apprehended idlers on the street during church hours in Scotland.

4. A customs officer responsible for searching ships, merchandise, luggage, etc.

5. (UK, obsolete) An inspector of leather.

   • Means adopted by tanners to evade the searcher's and sealer's inspection

6. (historical, military) An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities in its surface.

7. An implement for sampling butter.

8. A sieve or strainer.

9. (historical, medicine) An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.