Definition of "searcher"

One who searches.  examples

(UK, historical) An officer in London appointed to examine the bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.  quotations

(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.  examples

An inspector of leather.  examples

An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon, to detect cavities.  examples

An implement for sampling butter.  examples

A sieve or strainer.  examples

An instrument for feeling after calculi in the bladder, etc.  examples