English Explanatory Dictionary

sampler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs.
noun
  1. Someone whose job is to take samples.
  2. A device that takes samples.
  3. An electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples of recordings.
  4. A representative selection of a larger group.

Pronunciation

/ˈsæmplɚ/ /ˈsæmpəlɚ/

Word forms

sampler samplers

Etymology

From Old French essamplaire, from Latin exemplāris. Doublet of exemplar.

Derived words

autosampler microsampler multisampler rompler rosette sampler subsampler Whitman's sampler
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