noun

• One who searches.
• (UK, historical) An officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.
• (UK, historical) An officer who apprehended idlers on the street during church hours in Scotland.
• A customs officer responsible for searching ships, merchandise, luggage, etc.
• An inspector of leather.
• An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities.
• An implement for sampling butter.
• A sieve or strainer.
• An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.