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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Searcher \Search"er\, noun [Cf. OF. cercheor inspector.] One who, or that which, searches or examines; a seeker; an inquirer; an examiner; a trier. Specifically: (a) Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death. --Graunt. (b) An officer of the customs whose business it is to search ships, merchandise, luggage, etc. (c) An inspector of leather. [Prov. Eng.] (d) (Gun.) An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities. (e) An implement for sampling butter; a butter trier. (j) (Med.) An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
searcher
noun
1: someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after truth" [syn: {seeker}, {quester}]
2: a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items
3: large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America [syn: {searcher beetle}, {Calosoma scrutator}]
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