taster

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English taster; equivalent to taste +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /teɪstɚ/ Rhymes: -eɪstə(ɹ) === Noun === taster (plural tasters) An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a small cup. 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. Hypernym: tester (zoology) A kind of zooid situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophorae, resembling the feeding zooids, but destitute of mouths. A sample of something bigger or grander intended for future use. A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide. Antonym: nontaster ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Rattes, Satter, Strate, Treats, at rest, atters, ratest, rattes, stater, tarest, taters, tetras, treats == Danish == === Etymology 1 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== taster indefinite plural of tast === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== taster present of taste == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French taster, from a late Vulgar Latin *tastāre, from contraction of *taxitāre, iterative of Late Latin taxāre, from Classical Latin tangō (“to touch”). Compare Catalan and Occitan tastar, Italian tastare. === Verb === taster to grope; to feel, touch to taste ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Derived terms ==== tasteur tastonner ==== Descendants ==== French: tâter == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === taster m indefinite plural of tast === Verb === taster present of taste == Old French == === Etymology === From a late Vulgar Latin *tastāre, from contraction of *taxitāre, iterative of Late Latin taxāre, from Classical Latin tangō (“to touch”). Compare Catalan and Occitan tastar, Italian tastare. === Verb === taster to taste to touch to hit; to strike ==== Conjugation ==== This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide. ==== Synonyms ==== (to hit, to strike): ferir, fraper ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: taster French: tâter → Middle English: tasten English: taste → Middle Dutch: tasten Dutch: tasten === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “taster”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC.