assayer

IPA: æsˈeɪɝ

Examples of "assayer" in Sentences

Now not a single assayer on the planet is available, as all are tied up.
When the coins were inspected, the initials of the assayer and the mint mark were immediate identifiers.
Their instructions were to give the money to the assayer, who was expected, by prearrangement, to double the amount of ore recorded from that load.
Frank's qualifications were ideal for his prospective employer, and he was offered a position as an assayer in the Mexican mining town of Guanajuato.
On the reverse, the arms of Castille and Leon are displayed under the Spanish crown with the denomination 8″ to the right, assayer initials to the left.
It is assumed that the dry ore of the sampler and of the assayer are the same thing; according to the nature of the ore, this may or may not be the case.
Not as usual, however, is that many of them are solved not by the current Mr. Monk but by a man who lived in Trouble during the gold rush days, an assayer named Artemis Monk, who has all the same quirks as the present-day Monk, including the ability to solve crimes.
[Footnote: The simple Sayer is also for "assayer," either of metals or of meat and drink -- "essayeur, an essayer; one that tasts, or takes an essay; and particularly, an officer in the mint, who touches every kind of new Coyne before it be delivered out" (Cotgrave).