taster

1. 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.

   someone who samples food or drink for its quality

2. 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.

   Being a cook for protectees also entails being a taster for them.

3. A kind of zooid situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophorae, resembling the feeding zooids, but destitute of mouths.

4. 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.

   The Samsung exhibit at the trade fair was a taster of new consumer electronic products set to hit the market soon.

5. A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide.

6. (historical)A unit of volume equivalent to a Roman cyathus.

1. The first lesson is a taster.

   deDie erste Stunde ist eine Schnupperstunde.

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2. When I grow up, I want to work as an ice cream taster.

   ruКогда я вырасту, то хочу работать дегустатором мороженого.

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3. Is it true that Putin has his personal food taster?

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4. A tea taster from India’s lush, tea-growing region in Assam is happy that many of these places are pushing premium teas.

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