taster
/ˈteɪstə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈteɪstər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtā-stər/ (ame, mw)
taster — noun
- tastersingular
- tastersplural
1. a person who tries food or drink professionally to assess its quality, especiall
a person who tries food or drink professionally to assess its quality, especially in the wine, tea, coffee, or chocolate industries
The winery hired a professional taster to check the quality of each new batch.
compound noun: professional taster / wine taster
A tea taster can identify a tea's growing region just by the flavour.
Élise trained for two years before she became a chocolate taster for a large company.
The coffee taster took a small sip and immediately knew the beans were over-roasted.
Omar works as a wine taster and visits different vineyards around the world every month.
- sampler
less common and more general; can refer to a person or a product sample
- connoisseur
implies expert knowledge and appreciation, not necessarily a paid tasting job
用法筆記
Can be combined with a product name to form compound nouns such as wine taster, tea taster, coffee taster, or chocolate taster.
常見錯誤
2. a small sample or brief experience that gives you an idea of what the complete t
a small sample or brief experience that gives you an idea of what the complete thing is like, often designed to encourage you to get the full version
The university offers a taster course for students who are thinking of studying law.
compound noun: taster course
Romi took a pottery taster session to see if she liked working with clay.
This short video is just a taster of what the full documentary series will cover.
The taster menu at the restaurant lets you try six small dishes in one evening.
Lara bought a taster pack of four craft beers to share with friends at home.
文法句型
a taster of [something]
用法筆記
Often used before a noun to form compound nouns: taster course, taster session, taster menu, taster pack. The pattern 'a taster of + noun phrase' is also common.