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a searcher for [noun]
侧重表示‘寻找某人或某物的人’。若特指海关检查员，可换用 customs searcher。
The searcher for the missing child finally found her in the forest.
寻找失踪儿童的人终于在森林里找到了她。
海关检查员；海关搜查员
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海关检查员；海关搜查员
a customs official who searches baggage, goods, or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items
The searcher for the missing child finally found her in the forest.
寻找失踪儿童的人终于在森林里找到了她。
搜索者；搜查者。
One who searches.
负责搜查船只、商品、行李等的海关官员。
A customs officer responsible for searching ships, merchandise, luggage, etc.
用于取黄油样品的工具。
An implement for sampling butter.
筛子或滤器。
A sieve or strainer.
The searcher asked the traveler to open every suitcase for inspection.
海关检查员要求旅客打开每个行李箱接受检查。
The searchers found the hidden goods inside the truck.
搜查人员在卡车里找到了藏匿的货物。
A searcher checked each passenger's bags for items that needed to be declared.
一名海关检查员检查每位乘客的行李，看是否有需要申报的物品。
侧重表示‘寻找某人或某物的人’。若特指海关检查员，可换用 customs searcher。
The searcher for the missing child finally found her in the forest.
寻找失踪儿童的人终于在森林里找到了她。
用 who 从句具体说明该搜查人员的检查对象，例如车辆、行李等。
A searcher who checks vehicles at the border must be thorough.
在边境检查车辆的搜查员必须一丝不苟。
searcher beetle 是北美一种捕食毛虫的大型甲虫；不可把这里的 searcher 当作动词 search 的施动者拆开理解。
The searcher beetle is known for its metallic blue-green color.
搜索甲虫以其金属蓝绿色的色泽而闻名。
Not this
He is a searcher at the university, studying cancer.
Use this
He is a researcher at the university, studying cancer.
表示“研究人员”时应用 researcher，而不是 searcher。searcher 通常指搜查或搜索的人（如海关搜查员），而 researcher 专指从事学术研究的人。中文的“研究者”不能直译为 searcher。
Not this
I opened a searcher to look for the cheapest flights.
Use this
I opened a search engine to look for the cheapest flights.
在互联网上查找信息的工具叫 search engine（搜索引擎），而 searcher 指人（搜索者），不能表示网站或工具。这是“搜索引擎”的误译。
Not this
The searcher are checking every suitcase at the customs.
Use this
The searchers are checking every suitcase at the customs.
searcher 是可数名词，复数形式为 searchers。句子主语是复数（多个海关搜查员），所以谓语用 are，名词也要加 -s。中文没有复数变化，容易漏掉复数标记。
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求职者
The job searcher spent hours browsing employment websites.
这位求职者花了好几个小时浏览招聘网站。
寻宝者
The treasure searcher used an old map to locate the buried chest.
这位寻宝者用一张旧地图找到了埋藏的箱子。
海关搜查员
A customs searcher opened the luggage and examined its contents.
一名海关搜查员打开行李检查里面的物品。
网络搜索者
A web searcher often uses specific keywords to narrow down results.
网络搜索者常用特定关键词来缩小结果范围。
信息搜索者
The interface is designed to help the information searcher find relevant data quickly.
这个界面旨在帮助信息搜索者快速找到相关数据。
真理探寻者
As a searcher for truth, he refused to accept unverified claims.
作为真理探寻者，他拒绝接受未经证实的说法。
鉴察人心者
The Bible speaks of God as the searcher of hearts.
《圣经》称上帝为鉴察人心者。
《搜索者》
The Searchers is a 1956 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, often regarded as one of the greatest films ever made.
《搜索者》是1956年由约翰·福特导演、约翰·韦恩主演的美国西部片，常被认为是有史以来最伟大的电影之一。
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联想：searcher = search（搜索）+ -er（人），海关人员搜索行李；蓝绿色甲虫也在搜索毛虫。
语域：formal 常见场景：customs inspection、border control、legal/official documents searcher 指“海关检查员”时属于正式用词，多用于海关、边境检查或法律/官方文件等书面语境；日常口语中不常用，更常见的说法是 customs officer 或 customs inspector。
Genuinely rhymes with 'researcher' (BrE /rɪˈsɜːtʃə/). 'Teacher', 'preacher', 'stretcher', and 'catcher' are spelling lookalikes ending in -cher but have different vowel sounds, so they do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.