gauger

gauger
/gay"jeuhr/, n.
1. a person or thing that gauges.
2. a worker or inspector who checks the dimensions or quality of machined work.
3. a customs official, collector of excise taxes, or the like.
Also, esp. in technical use, gager.
[1400-50; late ME < AF gaugeour. See GAUGE, -OR2]

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