单词 | food taster |
释义 | > as lemmasfood taster food taster n. a person employed to sample food that is to be served to someone else (usually a prominent person who fears poisoning) in order to confirm that the food is safe to eat; cf. taster n.1 2. ΚΠ 1873 A. Gatty Sheffield iii. 49 She was allowed a physician, a secretary, a page, a food-taster, and various menials who attended both on herself and her ladies. 2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) May 220/2 Kamel Hannah..worked for Saddam as a bodyguard, food taster, and pimp. < as lemmas |
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