A sampler is a piece of cloth with words and patterns sewn on it, which is intended to show the skill of the person who made it.
2. countable noun
A sampler is a piece of equipment that is used for copying a piece of music and using it to make a new piece of music.
sampler in British English
(ˈsɑːmplə)
noun
1.
a person who takes samples
2.
a piece of embroidery executed as an example of the embroiderer's skill in using a variety of stitches: often incorporating numbers, letters, and the name and age of the embroiderer in a decorative panel
3. music
a piece of electronic equipment used for sampling
4.
a recording comprising a collection of tracks from other albums, intended to stimulate interest in the featured products
sampler in American English
(ˈsæmplər; ˈsɑmplər)
noun
1.
a person who prepares or selects samples for inspection
2.
a collection or assortment of representative selections
3.
an electronic device used to sample (sense 6)
4.
a cloth embroidered with designs, mottoes, etc. in different stitches, to show a beginner's skill
Word origin
senses sampler (sense 1) & sampler (sense 2) < sample + -er; sense sampler (sense 4) < ME samplere, aphetic < OFr essamplaire < LL exemplarium < L exemplum: see example
Examples of 'sampler' in a sentence
sampler
He's better than any parts per million air sampler you've got in your bag of tricks.
Wood, Ted SNOWJOB (2004)
So we made a new sampler with Sel back in a normal tuxedo, but they still wouldn't buy.
Laurie Graham MR STARLIGHT (2004)
Dorothy Cardew eyed her, made mistakes in the sampler, gave up on it.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2004)
Ms. Burns brought me a disk that contained a sampler from each of these.
S.M. Stirling T2: INFILTRATOR (2004)
In other languages
sampler
British English: sampler NOUN
A sampler is a piece of cloth with words and patterns sewn on it, which is intended to show the skill of the person who made it.