taster

Meaning

1. An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a small cup.
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.
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.
5. A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide.

Opposite of

nontaster

Synonyms

taste tester

taste-tester

sampler

food taster

one who tastes

eater

degustator

fitting room

gourmet

Translations

catador

dégustateur

assaggiatore

çeşnici

goûteur

gouteur

voorproever

Degustator

γευόμενος

échantillonneur

sampler

goûteuse

degustatore

pregustatore

paskamer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/teɪstɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: taster

In summary

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