sampler
sampler Lexical Profile
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• noun
A representative assortment of items, such as foods, chocolates, or musical tracks, offered to introduce a broader selection or line of products.
"We ordered the appetizer sampler so everyone at the table could try a few different dishes."
An electronic musical instrument or software device that records brief segments of digital audio and plays them back at various pitches, speeds, or sequences.
"The hip-hop producer used a digital sampler to loop a classic jazz drum break."
A decorative piece of needlework containing alphabets, mottoes, and ornamental borders, traditionally sewn by beginners to demonstrate skill in various embroidery stitches.
"The historical museum displayed a framed linen sampler stitched by a ten-year-old girl in 1795."
A person who tests or examines specimens of a product, or a mechanical device used to extract representative specimens of water, soil, gas, or grain for analysis.
"The environmental technician lowered an automatic water sampler into the lake to test for pollutants."
• Rhymes for sampler
Word Origin & Etymology
The historical embroidery sense originates from Anglo-French 'saumpler', a shortened form of Old French 'essemplaire' (meaning a model or pattern), derived from Late Latin 'exemplarium'. The modern senses meaning 'one who samples' or 'a collection of samples' are independent formations from the verb 'sample' plus the agentive suffix '-er'.