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Definitions: Examiner |
ExaminerNoun1. Someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications. 2. An investigator who observes carefully; "the examiner searched for clues". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "examiner" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
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Finance | An individual employed by a federal or state regulatory agency to conduct detailed reviews of the operation of savings institutions or banks in order to determine if the institutions are meeting the requirements of federal law and regulation. (references) |
Insurance | An insurance underwriter who reviews applications and risks to determine wether his company should write coverage of the risk. Source: European Union. (references) |
Law | Person having technical knowledge who carries out search examinations or substantive examinations of European patent applications. Source: European Union. (references) |
Occupations | Examines and evaluates data to determine persons' or organizations' eligibility for, conformity with, or liability under, government regulated activity or program: Examines data contained in application forms, agency reports, business records, public documents or other records to gather facts, verify correctness, or establish authenticity. Interviews persons, visits establishments, or confers with technical or professional specialists, to obtain information or clarify facts. Analyzes data obtained, utilizing knowledge of administrative policies, regulatory codes, legislative directives, precedent, or other guidelines. Determines eligibility for participation in activity, conformity to program requirements, or liability for damages or financial losses incurred, based on findings. Prepares correspondence to inform concerned parties of decision and rights to appeal. Prepares reports of examinations, evaluations, and decisions. May be classified according to job function, program involved, or agency concerned. (references) |
| Inspects, grades, and pairs finished surgical hose, panty hose, stockings, leotards, and socks, according to grade, color, size, and length: Spreads hose on pairing table or over inspection forms and examines hose for defects, such as pulls, snags, holes, mends, and dye streaks. Classifies hose into grades, following specifications. Positions graded hose over scale on table to measure overall length and length of toe, foot, heel, and welt. Selects pair of identical hose of same grade and stacks hose on table. Tallies each pair in lot by grade. May be designated according to grade or type hose paired as Pairer, Odds (knitting); Pairer, Substandard (knitting). (references) | |
| Inspects and packs umbrellas preparatory to shipping: Examines covers for pattern matching, tears, and stitching defects. Clips loose threads from umbrella, using scissors. Inspects frames for defects, such as bent ribs and missing tips. Stacks rejected umbrellas for correction. Inserts accepted umbrellas in wrappers and packs them in cartons according to types, sizes, and pattern designs. Records types and quantities of packed umbrellas. May hold opened umbrella over steam nozzle to smooth covering. (references) | |
| Inspects gloves and mittens for material flaws and variations in colors, and pulls seams to detect defective stitching. Grades gloves and mittens according to specifications. Separates gloves with stitching defects for resewing. May pair gloves of same grade, size, style, and color, and stack gloves in lots. May pull threads from outside to inside with hook, knot threads, and cut them, using scissors [PULLER-THROUGH (glove & mit.)]. May pack gloves in boxes. (references) | |
| Inspects, finishes, and counts embroidered or trimmed fabrics preparatory to shipping: Examines fabric for broken threads, skipped stitches, cuts in material, stains, or other imperfections. Trims loose or hanging threads, using scissors. Brushes or sponges out soiled spots with cleaning fluid. Counts pieces of fabric to verify work ticket. Bundles damaged and imperfect materials for repairing. (references) | |
| Inspects engraved letterheads, envelopes, cards, and stationery to detect defects in engraving and flaws in paper. Informs supervisor of defective engraving rollers and paper. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: ExaminerSynonyms: inspector (n), quizzer (n), tester (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Inquiry | Inquirer, investigator, inquisitor, inspector, querist, examiner, catechist; scrutator scrutineer scrutinizer; analyst; quidnunc; (curiosity). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Tongue Twisters | The ex-egg examiner. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Dr. G: Medical Examiner (2003) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | VD treatment center. : Police officer and medical examiner with patients. / P.Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by Roy Perry.. |  | Medical examiner Roy Allen (center) looks for signs of sexual assault on the body of 11-year-old Irene Fiederowicz, who was strangled, Hartford, Connecticut.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Tanforan (Calif.) Assembly Center --A family enjoys the sunshine on the porch of their quarters / San Francisco Examiner photo.Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | If enlargement is detected, the examiner should determine the mobility and consistency of the nodes. (references) | |
The white, raised, removable plaques of the pseudomembranous form of candidiasis are most obvious to the examiner. (references) | ||
The patient should then protrude the tongue, and the examiner should note any abnormality of mobility or positioning. (references) | ||
Economic History | Ireland | The Dublin dailies (Irish Times and Irish Independent) and the Irish Examiner (Cork) are the only newspapers having national distribution. (references) |
Ireland | The Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, Sunday Business Post, and many regional newspapers also have electronic editions on the world wide web. (references) | |
Korea | It provides KIPO, grounds to reject a third-party application of the same or similar trademark application if KIPO is convinced that the registration is done in "bad faith." Even if an unauthorized party has filed for a U.S. company's trademark, hopefully, the capable trademark examiner at KIPO will have done his/her homework and have the knowledge to reject a famous/well-known trademark application. (references) | |
Human Rights | Brazil | Afterwards, he claimed to have been taken to a medical examiner who did not examine him. (references) |
Georgia | Only a state-employed forensic medical examiner, which in most cases is an employee of the Ministry of Health's Judicial Medical Expert Center, can testify about injuries. (references) | |
Women | Jordan | Moreover, most crimes of honor are not reported by the press One forensic medical examiner estimated that 25 percent of all murders committed in the country are honor crimes. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Examiner" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 93.63% of the time. "Examiner" is used about 314 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 93.63% | 294 | 16,951 |
| Noun (proper) | 6.05% | 19 | 80,337 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.32% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 314 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "examiner". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Tirhakah | N/A | Biblical | Examiner |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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Expressions using "examiner": aviation medical examiner ♦ bank examiner ♦ carriage examiner ♦ chief examiner ♦ document Examiner ♦ driving examiner ♦ hearing examiner ♦ medical examiner ♦ motor vehicle examiner ♦ oral examiner. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "examiner": Cross-examiner. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "examiner"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | pedagog (docent, Don, pedagogue, schoolmaster), kontrollues (auditorial, controller, inspector), ai që merr provim. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | فاحص (checker, inspector), مفتش (inspected, inspector, investigator, searcher, searching), ممتحن (examined, quizmaster, tested, tester), محقق (implementer, implementing, incontestable, inquiring, inquisitive, inspector, interrogator, investigator, realizing), مستنطق. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | екзаминатор. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 稽查. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zkoušející. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | undersøger, sorterer (classifier, reinspector, sorter), oversyner (reinspector, sorter), opgaveretter (marker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | eindcontroleur (reinspector, sorter), voorbereider, onderzoeker (investigator, research worker, researcher), corrector (marker, proofreader, proof-reader). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | ممتحن (Examinant, Proctor, Tester), امتحان کننده , ازمونگر (Tester). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | lopputarkastaja (reinspector, sorter), lajittelija (dresser, reinspector, sorter). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | examinateur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | prüfer (assayer, assayers, auditor, checker, checkers, inspector, taster, trier, triers, verifier, verifiers), Untersucher (investigator, prober, research worker, researcher). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | εξεταστήσ (inquisitor, investigator, prober, questioner, quizzer), εξεταστής, ελεγκτής (auditor, checker, controller, dispatcher, inspector, reinspector, sorter, statutory auditor), ανακριτήσ (inquisitor, interrogator, investigator), διορθωτής (linear shim, marker, shim). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | חוקר (explorer, investigator, researcher), חקרן (researcher), בו"ק (checker, inspector). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | ellenõrzõ, vizsgáztató (interrogator, poser, questioner), vizsgáló (appraising, examination room, examining room, scanner, searcher, tester, verifier). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | esaminatore (assayer, assayers, checker, checkers, marker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 調査" (investigator), 試"官 , 検査官 (auditor, inspector), 審査官 , 審査" (judge). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | し"さか", し"さい" (judge), しけ"か" (test tube), け"しょうか" (auditor, inspector), け"さか" (auditor, inspector), ちょうさい" (investigator). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 검사관. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | scruteyder (auditor, censor), feyshteyder (controversialist, inquisitive person, questioner), brialtagh (catechist, enquirer, searcher). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | examineray examinador (searching). (various references) examinator (examining, tester), controlor (assessor, attendant, auditor, box-keeper, controller, inspector, quantity surveyor, supervisor, surveyor, tester), cercetãtor (curious, curiously, explorer, inquisitively, investigator, peering, researcher, scout, searching, searchingly, student). (various references) экзаменатор (moderator). (various references) revizorski, ispitivački (questioning), ispitivač (heckler, interrogator, querist, questioner, tester). (various references) examinador. (various references) examinator, examensförrätare, undersökare (investigator), tentator, inspektör (final examiner, inspector, inspectors, reinspector, sorter, spot checker, superintendent), granskare (inspector, scrutineer), översynare (final examiner, inspector, reinspector, sorter, spot checker). (various references) sorgulayan kimse (interrogator, querist, questioner), sorgu hakimi, sınayan kimse, sınavı yapan kimse, muayene eden kimse, müfettiş (inspector, investigator, overseer, superintendent, supervisor, visitor). (various references) derсewзi, barlagзy. (various references) експерт (adept, assessor, expert, proficient), екзаменатор, дослідник (discoverer, explorer, inquisitor, investigator, pathfinder, researcher, tracer). (various references) ar.holwr. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "examiner": examiners. (additional references) | |
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"Examiner" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: axemyne, etamine, examen, exameter, examin, examinor, exemine, exsmoker, oxazine, xamine. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "examiner" (pronounced igza"muner) |
| 5 | -a" m u n er | laminar. |
| 4 | -m u n er | commoner. |
| 3 | -u n er | bargainer, Commissioner, conditioner, confectioner, coroner, executioner, Falconer, fastener, foreigner, freshener, gardener, hardener, listener, mariner, milliner, oftener, opener, parishioner, pensioner, petitioner, practitioner, prisoner, probationer, questioner, reasoner, softener, stationer, stiffener, sweetener, thickener, vacationer, Waggoner, Wagoner. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-i-m-n-r-x" | |
-1 letter: examine. | |
-2 letters: airmen, axemen, ermine, examen, marine, meaner, meanie, remain, rename. | |
-3 letters: aerie, aimer, ameer, amine, anime, axmen, enema, exine, inarm, minae, miner, mirex, mixer, namer, ramee, ramen, ramie, ranee, reman, remex, remix, xenia. | |
-4 letters: airn, amen, amie, amin, amir, earn, emir, erne, exam, main, mair, mane, mare, maxi, mean, mere, mien, mina, mine. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-i-m-n-r-x" | |
+1 letter: examiners, reexamine. | |
+2 letters: reexamined, reexamines. | |
+3 letters: exterminate, externalism, reexamining. | |
+4 letters: experimental, exterminated, exterminates, exterminator, externalisms. | |
+5 letters: exemplariness, exterminating, extermination, exterminators, exterminatory, proximateness, reexamination. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 78 61 6D 69 6E 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -..- .- -- .. -. . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01111000 01100001 01101101 01101001 01101110 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E x a m i n e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0078 0061 006D 0069 006E 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3990677975807184 |
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