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TASTER
taster, taste tester, taste-tester, sampler
(noun) someone who samples food or drink for its quality
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
taster (plural tasters)
An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, for example a dram cup
Someone who tastes something, especially food, wine etc, for quality.
(zoology) A kind of zooid situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophorae, resembling the feeding zooids, but destitute of mouths.
A sample of something bigger or grander intended for future use
A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide
Anagrams
• Rattes, Satter, Strate, Treats, at rest, atters, ratest, rattes, stater, tarest, taters, tetras, treats
Source: Wiktionary
Tast"er, n.
1. One who tastes; especially, one who first tastes food or drink to ascertain its quality. Thy tutor be thy taster, ere thou eat. Dryden.
2. That in which, or by which, anything is tasted, as, a dram cup, a cheese taster, or the like.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of a peculiar kind of zooids situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophora. They somewhat resemble the feeding zooids, but are destitute of mouths. See Siphonophora.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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