sampler
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old French essamplaire, from Latin exemplāris. Doublet of exemplar.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsamplɚ/
Noun edit
sampler (plural samplers)
- A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs.
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sampler (plural samplers)
- Someone whose job is to take samples.
- A device that takes samples.
- (music) An electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples of recordings.
- A representative selection of a larger group.
- 2012, Eric Bishop-Potter, A Ruined Boy, page 76:
- He also made a sampler CD, with one minute samples of 26 of their songs, for free distribution to people they met in Buffalo, and to others who showed an interest in their music.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Russian: се́мплер (sémpler)
Translations edit
References edit
- ^ “sampler”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English sampler.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sampler m inan
- sampler (digital device)
- (cosmetics) tester (small phial of perfume or cosmetic bought to try a fragrance without the commitment of a full-size bottle)
- Synonym: tester
Declension edit
Declension of sampler
singular | plural | |
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nominative | sampler | samplery |
genitive | samplera | samplerów |
dative | samplerowi | samplerom |
accusative | sampler | samplery |
instrumental | samplerem | samplerami |
locative | samplerze | samplerach |
vocative | samplerze | samplery |
Related terms edit
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