searcher

n.

[Cf. OF. cercheor inspector.]
One who, or that which, searches or examines; a seeker; an inquirer; an examiner; a trier. Specifically: (a) Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death. Graunt. (b) An officer of the customs whose business it is to search ships, merchandise, luggage, etc. (c) An inspector of leather. [Prov. Eng.] (d) (Gun.) An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities. (e) An implement for sampling butter; a butter trier. (j) (Med.) An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.

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(sûr'chər)
n.

A sounding instrument used to determine the presence of a calculus in the bladder.

1. an instrument (a sound) used in examining the bladder for calculi; called also stone searcher.
2. a farrier's tool for excavating a small hole in the sole of the hoof in a search for a puncture site. Has a slightly curved blade with a sharp cutting hook at the end. Resembles a hoof knife but the blade is much narrower.

IN BRIEF: One who looks for something.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. — Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), American civil rights leader.