English Dictionary

SAMPLER (sampler)

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

Irregular inflected form: sampler  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 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 somethingplay

2. someone who samples food or drink for its qualityplay

3. an assortment of various samplesplay

4. a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitchesplay

  Familiarity information: SAMPLER used as a noun is uncommon.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAMPLER (noun)


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)



 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"The exception proves the rule." (English proverb)

"The sun cannot be hidden by two fingers." (Afghanistan proverb)

"When a tree falls, the monkeys scatter." (Chinese proverb)

"Do not hide your light under a bushel" (Danish proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact