taster
Americannoun
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tasters
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a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
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a container for taking samples or tasting.
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a wide shallow cup, usually metal, for holding wine to be tasted, as by a professional taster.
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a person employed or ordered to taste the food and drink prepared for a king, dictator, etc., to ascertain the presence of poison.
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Genetics. a person able to taste phenylthiourea or some other test substance.
noun
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a person who samples food or drink for quality
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any device used in tasting or sampling
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a person employed, esp formerly, to taste food and drink prepared for a king, etc, to test for poison
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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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Etymology
Origin of taster
1350–1400; Middle English tastour < Anglo-French. See taste, -er 1
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A stunning average of 113.35 saw him level it at 1-1 with a 117 checkout and was a taster of what was to come in the sets that followed.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2026
Robert's advice to first-year students struggling to socialise is to just "get out of your room" and go to club and society taster events until you find one you enjoy.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
Despite putting himself out there by going to taster sessions for various societies, he couldn't find his people.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
The veteran wine taster managed to avoid feeling tipsy by only drinking small sips or sometimes not swallowing the wine at all.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024
Macon glanced at Cat, then at the cup filled with taster spoons.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
One way to think about the system is as a group of specialized tasters sampling different aspects of the same complex mixture.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
She describes the way fans were treated to tasters of the trailer as "genius".
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
It’s then that Herrera reveals the percentage each vineyard contributed to the final blend, but only after inserting a past vintage of Red Stitch into the mix unbeknownst to the tasters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2025
The minister, Francesco Lollobrigida, suggested in March establishing a task force of tasters to monitor quality standards in Italian restaurants around the world, to avoid chefs getting recipes wrong or using ingredients that aren't Italian.
From Reuters ● Nov. 25, 2023
Having lunch with professional food tasters, of course, is a tricky proposition.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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