Assayer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Assayer \As*say"er\, 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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  assayer
       n : an analyst who assays (performs chemical tests on) metals