sampler
Americannoun
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a person who takes samples
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a piece of embroidery executed as an example of the embroiderer's skill in using a variety of stitches: often incorporating numbers, letters, and the name and age of the embroiderer in a decorative panel
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music a piece of electronic equipment used for sampling
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a recording comprising a collection of tracks from other albums, intended to stimulate interest in the featured products
Etymology
Origin of sampler
1250–1300; Middle English samplere < Old French essamplere, exemplaire < Latin exemplārium exemplar
Example Sentences
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"That's the sound you hear on Strawberry Fields Forever," he says, indicating a Mellotron organ, an early sampler that used tape loops to produce orchestral sounds.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
The duck sampler is my favorite place to start, especially for first-timers.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025
Unpack once, still get a Europe sampler platter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
The CDC had previously warned about one recalled lot of Busseto brand charcuterie sampler trays, but the agency now advises retailers and consumers not to eat, serve or sell any lots of the foods.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Nico explains that the keys are programmed to the sampler of a drum kit he loaded earlier.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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