From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
[taster] [taster (genetics)]
*** Etymology
From [en]; equivalent to [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. An object in which, or by which, food or drink is taste d, such as a small cup.
2. Someone who taste s 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 .
3. * [6]
4. [en] A kind of zooid situated on the polyp - stem of certain [Siphonophorae] , resembling the feed ing zooids, but destitute of mouth s.
5. A sample of something bigger or grander intended for future use.
6. A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide .
**** Derived terms
[en]
**** Related terms
{{col|en |tastebud<alt:tastebuds> |tasting#Noun<pos:n>
|winetasting#Noun<pos:n> }}
**** Translations
[That in which, or by which, anything is tasted] [trans-bottom]
[Person who tastes wine etc.]
- Arabic: [ar]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr] , [fr]
- Galician: [gl]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Irish: [ga]
- Manx: [gv]
- Polish: [pl] , [pl]
[trans-bottom]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Danish
*** Etymology 1
[nonlemma]
**** Noun
[da]
1. [da]
*** Etymology 2
[nonlemma]
**** Verb
[da]
1. [da]
** Middle French
*** Etymology
From [frm], from a late [frm], from contraction of [la], iterative of [frm],
from Classical [frm]. Compare Catalan and Occitan [oc], Italian [it].
*** Verb
[frm]
1. to grope ; to feel , touch
2. to taste
**** Conjugation
[tast]
**** Derived terms
- [frm]
- [frm]
**** Descendants
- [fr]
** Norwegian Bokmål
*** Noun
[nb]
1. [nb]
*** Verb
[nb]
1. [nb]
** Old French
*** Etymology
From a late [fro], from contraction of [la], iterative of [fro], from
Classical [fro]. Compare Catalan and Occitan [oc], Italian [it].
*** Verb
[fro]
1. to taste
2. to touch
3. to hit ; to strike
**** Conjugation
[fro-conj-er]
**** Synonyms
- [to hit, to strike] [fro] , [fro]
**** Descendants
- [en]
- [fr]
*** References
- [R:Godefroy]