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taster
- /teɪstɚ/
Rhymes with -eɪstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English taster; equivalent to taste + -er.
noun tasters
- 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.
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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.
Similar: degustator
- 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. The Kraft Heinz exhibit at the trade fair was a taster of new snack products set to hit the market soon.
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A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide.
Opposite: nontaster
- A unit of volume equivalent to a Roman cyathus.
Translations
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noun Person who tastes wine etc.
| Français | goûteur, goûteuse |
|---|---|
| Tiếng Việt | người nếm thử |
| العربية | مُتَذَوِّق mutaḏawwiq |
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title = {taster},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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