tester
part of speech
noun (a tester, testers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A tester is a person whose job is to test things, like games, apps, food or cars, to find problems. tree →
2) A tester is a small sample of a product, such as perfume or paint, that you can try before you buy. tree →
3) A tester can be a tool or device for testing, such as a battery tester. tree →
4) A tester is the canopy or cover over the top of a four-poster bed. tree →
sense 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 →
- Mum tried a perfume tester in the shop. tree →
- We bought small paint testers to choose a colour. tree →
- The battery tester showed the battery was flat. tree →
- Testers check that toys are safe for children. tree →
- Software testers try to break programs on purpose. tree →
- So when Jan came home, she up and said to him, "Jan, what is that bag of groats on the tester for?" tree →
note
Countable. Made from «test» + «-er» (a person or thing that does something). Do not confuse with «taster» (someone who tastes food).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «tester» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.