Noun: sampler sãm-p(u-)lu(r)
- A piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
"The antique shop displayed a beautifully crafted sampler from the 19th century"
- An assortment of various samples
"a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets"
- Someone who samples food or drink for its quality
"The wine sampler swirled, sniffed, and sipped each vintage";
- taster, taste tester, taste-tester
- An observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something
"The environmental scientists set up a sampler to monitor air quality";
- sampling station
Derived forms: samplers
Type of: assortment, critic, embroidery, fancywork, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag [informal], mixture, motley, observation station, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, smörgåsbord, variety
Encyclopedia: Sampler