taster
Meanings
Plural: tasters
Noun
- someone who samples food or drink for its quality
- An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a small cup.
- 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.
- A kind of zooid situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophorae, resembling the feeding zooids, but destitute of mouths.
- A sample of something bigger or grander intended for future use.
- A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English taster; equivalent to taste + -er.
Synonyms
sampler, taste tester, taste-tester
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 6
taster is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordtaster is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
taster is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 6
taster is a valid Words With Friends word