assayer

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noun

One who assays, or performs chemical tests on metals.

OriginMiddle English assaier ← Anglo-Norman assaiour →
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Meanings

nounassayer (plural assayers)

plural assayers · alternative assayor

  1. One who assays, or performs chemical tests on metals.

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanassaiour
  2. Middle Englishassaier
  3. Englishassayer

From Middle English assaier, assaiour, from Anglo-Norman assaiour; equivalent to assay + -er.

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APA

assayer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assayer

MLA

“assayer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assayer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “assayer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assayer.

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