tast‧er /ˈteɪstə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: taste, distaste, tastefulness, taster, tasting; adjective: tasteful ≠ tasteless, distasteful, tasty; adverb: tastefully, distastefully; verb: taste]

1. someone whose job is to test the quality of foods, teas, wines etc by tasting them:
a wine taster

2. informal a small example of something that is provided so that you can see if you like it
taster of
Here’s a taster of what will be in print next month.
taster from
a taster from her next album

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲