tester

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈtɛstə(ɹ)/ / /ˈtɛstə/ / /ˈtɛstəɹ/

Etymology: From Old French testard (“someone with a big head”), a pejorative from teste (“head”).

A surname from Old French.
“But only if one forgets that Mr. Tester is 50 years old, he’s seasoned in state politics, he ran a canny, gloves-off campaign, and he’s the kind of charismatic, hard-to-peg, Western neopopulist (like his friend, Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana) who might be, even now, redefining in certain far-reaching ways what it means to be a Democrat.”

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English tester; see testiere.

Alternative form of testiere (“armor for a horse's head”).
“A horse-head tester had cutouts for the animal's eyes and ears. A peytral protected the horse's breast, while the crinet, made of overlapping steel plates joined by leather straps or rivets, protected its neck.”
“The tester and crupper, together with the piser, which probably protected the chest, formed the basis of most horse armour[…]”