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# tester

noun (a tester, testers)

«tester» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tester is a person whose job is to test things, like games, apps, food or cars, to find problems. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tester/#m1)
2. A tester is a small sample of a product, such as perfume or paint, that you can try before you buy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tester/#m2)
3. A tester can be a tool or device for testing, such as a battery tester. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tester/#m3)
4. A tester is the canopy or cover over the top of a four-poster bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tester/#m4)

### In the lessons

In computing lessons, testers find bugs in programs; in science, testing and fair tests; in shops, perfume or make-up testers; phrases: game tester, battery tester, paint tester.

### Examples

- The game tester found a bug in level three. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tester/#x1)
- Mum tried a perfume tester in the shop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tester/#x2)
- We bought small paint testers to choose a colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tester/#x3)
- The battery tester showed the battery was flat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tester/#x4)
- Testers check that toys are safe for children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tester/#x5)
- Software testers try to break programs on purpose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tester/#x6)
- So when Jan came home, she up and said to him, "Jan, what is that bag of groats on the tester for?" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tester/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Made from «test» + «-er» (a person or thing that does something). Do not confuse with «taster» (someone who tastes food).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tester» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tester/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tester» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tester.html) on Mova free.