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SAMPLER
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Irregular inflected form: sampler
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sampler" is a kind of...):
embroidery; fancywork (decorative needlework)
Derivation:
sample (take a sample of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something
Synonyms:
sampler; sampling station
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sampler" is a kind of...):
observation station (a station set up for making observations of something)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An assortment of various samples
Example:
a sampler of French poets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("sampler" is a kind of...):
assortment; miscellanea; miscellany; mixed bag; mixture; motley; potpourri; salmagundi; smorgasbord; variety (a collection containing a variety of sorts of things)
Derivation:
sample (take a sample of)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Someone who samples food or drink for its quality
Synonyms:
sampler; taste-tester; taste tester; taster
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sampler" is a kind of...):
critic (anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sampler"):
wine taster (a taster who evaluates the quality of wines)
Derivation:
sample (take a sample of)
