sampler

/'sɑ:mplə/
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sampler

A young woman carefully stitches a colorful embroidery sampler.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches: A decorative piece of cloth on which someone has sewn different types of stitches to show their ability.
    • An assortment of various samples: A collection of small amounts of different things, intended to show what the larger group is like.
    • Someone who samples food or drink for its quality: A person who tastes small amounts of food or drink to judge its quality.
    • An observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something: A device or location used to collect representative data or specimens, often for scientific analysis.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The antique sampler featured beautiful cross-stitch and satin stitch. (The embroidery piece showed beautiful examples of different sewing techniques.)
    • The company sent out a product sampler containing small bottles of all their new perfumes. (The company sent a collection of small perfume samples.)
    • She worked as a sampler for a chocolate factory, testing new recipes. (Her job was to taste and evaluate new chocolate recipes.)
    • The environmental agency placed an air quality sampler on the roof. (A device to collect air samples was installed for monitoring.)
Advanced Usage
  • "sampler platter": A dish served in a restaurant consisting of small portions of several different menu items.
    • We ordered the appetizer sampler platter to try a little bit of everything.
Variants and Related Words

  • Sample (noun/verb): A small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like; to try or test a small amount.

    • They gave out free samples of the new cheese.
    • You can sample the wine before you buy a bottle.

  • Sampling (noun): The action or process of taking samples.

    • The sampling of water from the river revealed high pollution levels.
Synonyms
  • Embroidery: Needlework, needlepoint (specifically for the stitched item).
  • Assortment: Collection, variety, selection (for the collection of samples).
  • Tester: Taster, evaluator (for the person who samples).
Related Phrases
  • To take a sample: To collect a small, representative part for analysis.
    • The doctor will take a blood sample for testing.
Related Idioms
  • A sampler of life: An experience or collection of experiences that represents different aspects of life.
    • Traveling through many countries gave him a rich sampler of life.
sampler

A young woman carefully stitches a colorful embroidery sampler.

Noun
  1. a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
  2. an assortment of various samples
    • a candy sampler
    • a sampler of French poets
  3. someone who samples food or drink for its quality
  4. an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something

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