sampler

(-plər)

noun

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

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

See sampler in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One who is employed to take and appraise samples, as of a food product.
A mechanical device that is used to obtain and analyze samples.
A decorative piece of cloth embroidered with various designs or mottoes in a variety of stitches, serving as an example of skill at needlework.
a. A representative collection or selection: a sampler of American short-story writers.
b. A variety; an assortment.
An electronic device used to copy and digitally manipulate a segment from an audio recording for use in a new recording.

Origin:

Origin: Senses 3 and 4, partly Middle English, model (from Anglo-Norman *essamplur)

Origin: and partly short for Middle English ensampler (from Anglo-Norman ensamplour)

Origin: , both from Late Latin exemplārium, model, copy

Origin: , from Latin, copy; see exemplar

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