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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛstər/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tes′tər; also for Furniture, tēs′ər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
test•er1  (tes′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that tests.
  • test1 + -er1 1655–65

tes•ter2  (tes′tər, tēs′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Furniturea canopy, as over a bed or altar.
  • Medieval Latin testrum canopy of a bed; akin to Latin testa covering. See test2
  • Middle English 1350–1400

tes•ter3  (tes′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Currencythe teston of Henry VIII.
  • earlier testorn, variant of teston, with -r- from Middle French testart teston 1540–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tester /ˈtɛstə/ n
  1. a person or thing that tests or is used for testing
tester /ˈtɛstə/ n
  1. (in furniture) a canopy, esp the canopy over a four-poster bed
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin testerium, from Late Latin testa a skull, from Latin: shell
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