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SAMPLER (sampler)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sampler mean?
• SAMPLER (noun)
The noun SAMPLER has 4 senses:
1. an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something
2. someone who samples food or drink for its quality
3. an assortment of various samples
4. a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
Familiarity information: SAMPLER used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sampler; sampling station
Hypernyms ("sampler" is a kind of...):
observation station (a station set up for making observations of something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who samples food or drink for its quality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
sampler; taste-tester; taste tester; taster
Hypernyms ("sampler" is a kind of...):
critic (anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sampler"):
wine taster (a taster who evaluates the quality of wines)
Derivation:
sample (take a sample of)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An assortment of various samples
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
a sampler of French poets
Hypernyms ("sampler" is a kind of...):
assortment; miscellanea; miscellany; mixed bag; mixture; motley; potpourri; salmagundi; smorgasbord; variety (a collection containing a variety of sorts of things)
Derivation:
sample (take a sample of)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sampler" is a kind of...):
embroidery; fancywork (decorative needlework)
Derivation:
sample (take a sample of)
Context examples
I had entered on my studies at Oxford, while you were a good little girl working your sampler at home!
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
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