A person or device that operates a countergauge, responsible for verifying the accuracy of measuring instruments.
From countergauge + -er (agent suffix). This occupational term emerged with industrialization and quality-control procedures.
A countergager was essentially a 'measure-checker'—someone whose entire job was making sure the tools on the factory floor were accurate, because one faulty ruler could ruin thousands of products.
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