assayer

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

as=say=er

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun assayer has 1 sense

assayer(n = noun.person) - an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals;

is a kind of

analyst

Derived form verb assay₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

assayer, n.

One who assays. Specifically: One who examines metallic ores or compounds, for the purpose of determining the amount of any particular metal in the same, especially of gold or silver. [1913 Webster]