Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
one who tries;
[syn: trier, attempter, essayer]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Essayer \Es*say"er\, n.
One who essays. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
essayer
n 1: one who tries [syn: trier, attempter, essayer]