taster

/teɪstɚ/noun
Elementary
1

An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a small cup.

2

Someone who tastes something; especially, either (1) to check its quality (in food science, winemaking, etc.) or (2) as a security measure to prevent assassination of a protectee.

3

A kind of zooid situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophorae, resembling the feeding zooids, but destitute of mouths.

4

A sample of something bigger or grander intended for future use.

5

A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide.

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