taster
- noun
- /ˈteɪstər/
- A panel of tasters rates fruit flavor, sweetness, texture, and other qualities important to consumers.
- taster session
- professional tasters
There's like a job where you could be a test taster for like Taco Bell.
- There's like a job where you could be a test taster for like Taco Bell.
- We had a independent, independent taster come and say, this is this is beef.
- And we have people who are trained tasters that can can give us.
Examples
-
The balanced, spicy flavor of Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce left one taster begging for seconds.
-
We ate what our food tasters sampled.
Fiction book (1996) -
"But he would say nothing until the food taster arrived."
Fiction book (1992) -
And I made myself the official taster.
-
- You need a food taster.
-
When I looked up, the food taster was standing in the doorway.
Fiction book (1992) -
Dr. Oliver Ludwig moved to Hawaii and became a professional wine taster.
-
Dr. Oliver Ludwig moved to Hawaii and became a professional taster who evaluates fine wines.
-
The mild house blend placed second with our tasters, who liked the "slightly tangy, full flavor."
Synonyms
A person who tries food or drink to check its flavour
A person who tastes food or drink to check quality
A person who tries food or drink to judge how good it is
Compounds
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Taster comes from the verb taste, which originally meant 'to try' or 'to touch' food to check its flavor, and the ending -er means 'one who does something'. So a taster is 'one who tastes' to judge quality.