assayer

/əˈseɪər/ noun [C]

Definition

› a person or company that tests a metal, etc. to find out how pure it is: the chief assayer at the Birmingham Assay Office

assay verb [T] › We buy, refine, and assay all forms of gold, silver, and platinum.

(Definition of assayer noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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