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sampler¹

  • /ˈsæmplɚ/ US

Where it comes from

From Old French essamplaire, from Latin exemplāris. Doublet of exemplar.

noun samplers

  1. A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs.

sampler²

  • /ˈsæmplɚ/
  • /ˈsæmpəlɚ/

noun samplers

  1. Someone whose job is to take samples.
  2. A device that takes samples.
  3. An electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples of recordings.
  4. A representative selection of a larger group. He also made a sampler CD, with one minute samples of 26 of their songs, for free distribution to people they met in Buffalo, and to others who showed an interest in their music.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sampling station, embroidery, swatch, drainpipe, taster, mixture, mixing, collector, highlights, bagman, manifold, specimen, sample, sampling, levy, displays

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noun digital device

Русскийсемплер sempler

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"sampler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sampler. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sampler. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sampler

Chicago

"sampler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sampler.

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@misc{sampler_2026,
  title = {sampler},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sampler},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}