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taste-tester

taste-tester

3.7
A person who tries food or drink to judge how good it is
  • noun
  • /ˈteɪstˌtɛstər/
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  • The company hired a taste-tester to ensure their new recipe met quality standards.

Examples

  • The role of a taste-tester requires a highly sensitive palate and attention to detail.

  • The taste-tester evaluated the new recipe.

  • As a professional taste-tester, she evaluates dozens of products each week.

  • A professional taste-tester can identify subtle flavors.

  • As the official taste-tester, she sampled each dish before the big banquet.

  • The chef hired a professional taste-tester to ensure every recipe was perfect.

  • Before launching the new beverage, the company had a taste-tester evaluate its flavor.

Synonyms

taster
vstaste-tester
13 2.7

A person who tries small amounts of food or drink to judge its flavor

also covers checking safety beyond judging quality and flavor
taste tester
vstaste-tester
1 2.8

A person who tries food or drink to check its flavour

also checks safety as well as quality and flavor
sampler
vstaste-tester
1 4.8

A person who tastes food or drink to check quality

has broader scope including safety checks as well as quality and flavor

How Expert

newspaper critic
  • Literature
1 3.3
taste-tester
3.7

Surface Forms

taste-tester singular
taste-testers plural

Morphology

taste-tester = taste + tester (transparent) = taste + test + er

The compound combines 'taste' and the agent noun 'tester' in a literal, predictable way.

Etymology

Taste-tester is a clear compound of taste and tester. Taste comes from an old word meaning 'to try or touch food' and a tester is someone who 'checks' things, so a taste-tester is literally a person who tries food to check its flavour and quality.