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Definition of Assayer
1. Noun. An analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals.
Definition of Assayer
1. n. One who assays. Specifically: One who examines metallic ores or compounds, for the purpose of determining the amount of any particular metal in the same, especially of gold or silver.
Definition of Assayer
1. Noun. One who assays, or performs chemical tests on metals. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Assayer
1. one that assays [n -S] - See also: assays
Literary usage of Assayer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals of the Artists of Spain by Sir William Stirling Maxwell (1891)
"But his figures, being larger, display CH. VI. Cathedral of Osma, and St.
Martin's church at Madrid. Appointed assayer of Mint. Death. ..."
2. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"he asked, mentally totting up the cash in his pocket and thinking that he should
probably send Brad to dicker with the assayer again soon. ..."
3. The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1807-1868/69] by Great Britain, George Kettilby Rickards (1824)
"Plate, or the Value thereof, shall be forfeited to the said Wardens and assayer,
and the Produce thereof be by them applied for and towards the Expences ..."
4. New Varieties of Gold and Silver Coins: Counterfeit Coins, and Bullion by Jacob Reese Eckfeldt, William Ewing Du Bois (1852)
"The director shall appoint, with the approbation of the Presi-' dent, assistants
to the assayer, melter and refiner, chief coiner, and engraver, ..."
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