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語源

From 中期英語 taster; equivalent to taste +‎ -er.

発音

• IPA: /teɪstɚ/
• 韻: -eɪstə(ɹ)

名詞

taster (plural tasters)

1. An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a small cup.

   A flight of tasters was served to the people who would vote on the next soda flavor to be released.

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.

   Hypernym: tester

   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.

   • 1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Sixth Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […] Together with the Satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:

     Thy tutor be thy taster, ere thou eat

3. (zoology) 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.

   Antonym: nontaster

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