Meaning

noun an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something

noun someone who samples food or drink for its quality

noun an assortment of various samples

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin eximō Latin exemplumbor. Old French essainplebor. Middle English saumple English sample English -er English sampler From sample + -er.

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