# searcher

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɝt͡ʃɚ/ · frequency rank #57,704

## Definitions
1. One who searches.
2. An officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.
3. 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. An inspector of leather.
6. 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. An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.

## Etymology
From Middle English serchour, sercher, from Old French cercheor; equivalent to search + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/searcher