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Noun: sampler  sãm-p(u-)lu(r)
  1. A piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
    "The antique shop displayed a beautifully crafted sampler from the 19th century"
     
  2. An assortment of various samples
    "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets"
     
  3. Someone who samples food or drink for its quality
    "The wine sampler swirled, sniffed, and sipped each vintage";
    - taster, taste tester, taste-tester
     
  4. 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