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sampler definition

sam·pler (-plər)

noun

  1. a person who prepares or selects samples for inspection
  2. a collection or assortment of representative selections
  3. an electronic device used to sample ()
  4. a cloth embroidered with designs, mottoes, etc. in different stitches, to show a beginner's skill

Etymology: samplersenses & < sample + -er; samplersense < ME samplere, aphetic < OFr essamplaire < LL exemplarium < L exemplum: see example

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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