taster
a container for taking samples or tasting.
a wide shallow cup, usually metal, for holding wine to be tasted, as by a professional taster.
a person employed or ordered to taste the food and drink prepared for a king, dictator, etc., to ascertain the presence of poison.
Genetics. a person able to taste phenylthiourea or some other test substance.
Origin of taster
1Other words from taster
- pre·tast·er, noun
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How to use taster in a sentence
By the end of his life, he was one of the world’s most respected and loved figures in the wine industry — an expert, merchant, educator, writer, taster and even a winemaker in England.
Steven Spurrier, the Briton who helped make California wines a global commodity, dies at 79 | Phil Davison | March 10, 2021 | Washington PostAnother taster, Odette Kahn, resorted to a Trumpian argument — the tasting was rigged.
Steven Spurrier, the Briton who helped make California wines a global commodity, dies at 79 | Phil Davison | March 10, 2021 | Washington PostPepperidge Farm Thin and CrispyThe bag says “thin & crispy,” which is exactly how tasters found this number from cookie powerhouse Pepperidge Farm.
Who makes the best chocolate chip cookie? We tasted 14 top brands and ranked them. | Matt Brooks | December 4, 2020 | Washington PostThere is also a free seven-day trial to get a taster of lesson content before committing to shell out.
Gift Guide: 22 STEM toy gift ideas for every little builder | Natasha Lomas | November 23, 2020 | TechCrunchA decent way to do this is to try out a subscription service that will ship multiple taster roasts.
Gear to make every day feel like National Coffee Day | PopSci Commerce Team | September 29, 2020 | Popular-Science
The incredible memoirs of Hitler's last surviving food taster, now 95, as told to Der Spiegel.
One must be grateful that our Massachusetts Dovers cannot be dampened by this original potato-taster.
A conscientious taster—faithful, diligent, she reached the amazing speed of forty pickles a minute, and all done well.
Ptomaine Street | Carolyn WellsI have been his cupbearer and taster, and as frequently shared his outdoor sports; now hunting with hawk, and now with hound.
The Prince of India, Volume I | Lew. WallaceThe year past, the Gnat—subtle taster—was slowly winging his way back when he met the Swallow.
Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers | W. A. CloustonThere are times when the Puritan element disappears; and it is Hazlitt the eager, curious taster of life that is presented to us.
The Vagabond in Literature | Arthur Rickett
British Dictionary definitions for taster
/ (ˈteɪstə) /
a person who samples food or drink for quality
any device used in tasting or sampling
a person employed, esp formerly, to taste food and drink prepared for a king, etc, to test for poison
a sample or preview of a product, experience, etc, intended to stimulate interest in the product, experience, etc, itself: the single serves as a taster for the band's new album
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