taster

Word family  noun taste distaste tastefulness taster tasting adjective tasteful ≠ tasteless distasteful tasty verb taste adverb tastefully distastefully

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Food, Occupations

tast·er /ˈteɪstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  1  DFBOsomeone whose job is to test the quality of foods, teas, wines etc by tasting them 品尝家，试味专家 a wine taster 品酒师2  informalLITTLE/NOT MUCH a small example of something that is provided so that you can see if you like it 〔供尝试的〕小样品taster of Here’s a taster of what will be in print next month. 这儿有一份下个月刊载内容的小样。taster from a taster from her next album 她下一张专辑的小样

Examples from the Corpus

taster• I thought it sounded like a good idea as it would give me a taster.• So much for the hype ... here's a taster of what the Falcons have in store for the Air Tattoo.• One taster remarked that it reminded him of what macaroni and cheese must have tasted like before Kraft.• This recipe produces a cake with a moist, slightly gummy texture, which some of our tasters actually preferred.• The challenge attracts hundreds of the world's best wine tasters, including 30 Masters of Wine.• He is a consummate wine taster.

tast·er nounChineseSyllable  

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taster
tast‧er /ˈteɪstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]1. someone whose job is to test the quality of foods, teas, wines etc by tasting them:
    a wine taster
2. informal a small example of something that is provided so that you can see if you like it
    taster of
    Here’s a taster of what will be in print next month.
    taster from
    a taster from her next album

tasterBrE /ˈteɪstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈteɪstər/ 🔊 nouna person whose job is to judge the quality of wine, tea, etc. by tasting it 试味员；品酒师；品茶员(informal, especially BrE) a small example of sth for you to try in order to see if you would like more of it （供尝试的）小样品