EGAVE

taster

About 0.12 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a small cup or spoon.
    A flight of tasters was served to the people who would vote on the next soda flavor to be released.
  2. noun 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.
    Big companies such as P&G or Kraft Heinz employ or contract with professional tasters who help with product development.
  3. noun A kind of zooid situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophorae, resembling the feeding zooids, but destitute of mouths.
  4. noun A sample of something bigger or grander intended for future use.
    The Kraft Heinz exhibit at the trade fair was a taster of new snack products set to hit the market soon.
  5. noun A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide.
  6. noun A unit of volume equivalent to a Roman cyathus.

Similar words

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Often followed by

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Word family

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