SEARCHER
Dictionary entry overview: What does searcher mean?
• SEARCHER (noun)
The noun SEARCHER has 3 senses:
1. someone making a search or inquiry
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
Familiarity information: SEARCHER used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• SEARCHER (noun)
Meaning:
Someone making a search or inquiry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
quester; searcher; seeker
Context example:
they are seekers after truth
Hypernyms ("searcher" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "searcher"):
finder (someone who comes upon something after searching)
gadabout (a restless seeker after amusement or social companionship)
hunter (a person who searches for something)
Meaning:
A customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("searcher" is a kind of...):
functionary; official (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)
Meaning:
Large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Calosoma scrutator; searcher beetle; searcher
Hypernyms ("searcher" is a kind of...):
calosoma (any beetle of the genus Calosoma)
