TASTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Someone who samples food or drink for its quality

Synonyms:

sampler; taste-tester; taste tester; taster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("taster" is a kind of...):

critic (anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "taster"):

wine taster (a taster who evaluates the quality of wines)

Derivation:

taste (take a sample of)

taste (distinguish flavors)