Definitions for tasters

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tasters tast·er

Spelling: [tey-ster]

IPA: /ˈteɪ stər/

Tasters is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 183 anagrams from letters in tasters (aersstt).

Definitions for tasters

noun

1. a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
2. a container for taking samples or tasting.
3. a wide shallow cup, usually metal, for holding wine to be tasted, as by a professional taster.
4. a person employed or ordered to taste the food and drink prepared for a king, dictator, etc., to ascertain the presence of poison.
5. Genetics. a person able to taste phenylthiourea or some other test substance.

Origin of tasters

1350-1400; Middle English tastour Anglo-French. See taste, -er¹

Examples for tasters

And, for the death of the woman, I had tried the potion on her sooner, had not Master George been her taster.

This taster for the public sat up with the book till four o'clock in the morning, alternately weeping and laughing.

But every taster must take into his mouth some things that are unpleasant, and he did.

The taster ordered the scullion to bring him a gold spoon, which he first rinsed in the brook, and then gave it to the head cook.

Happy, however, the taster whose crisis of penury coincides with the opening of the “Ham Fair”!

Some authors say that it was given him as he was feasting with the priests in the Capitol, by the eunuch Halotus, his taster.

"He is such a taster," she added, but particularized no more.

I have been his cupbearer and taster, and as frequently shared his outdoor sports; now hunting with hawk, and now with hound.

But, to the possibly erroneous taste of the present taster, it does not seem to be a consummated consommé.

It has also to be remarked that Hunt is much better as a taster than as a professor or expounder.