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taster.

An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a small cup or spoon.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/teɪstɚ/
  1. An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a small cup or spoon.

    A flight of tasters was served to the people who would vote on the next soda flavor to be released.
  2. Someone who tastes something; especially, either (1) to check its quality (in food science, winemaking, etc.) or (2) as a security measure to prevent assassination of a protectee.

    Big companies such as P&G or Kraft Heinz employ or contract with professional tasters who help with product development.
    Being a cook for protectees also entails being a taster for them.
  3. A kind of zooid situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophorae, resembling the feeding zooids, but destitute of mouths.

  4. A sample of something bigger or grander intended for future use.

    The Kraft Heinz exhibit at the trade fair was a taster of new snack products set to hit the market soon.
    The Samsung exhibit at the trade fair was a taster of new consumer electronic products set to hit the market soon.
  5. A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide.

  6. A unit of volume equivalent to a Roman cyathus.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Middle English taster; equivalent to taste + -er.

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