sampler

Etymology 1

From Old French essamplaire, from Latin exemplāris. Doublet of exemplar.

noun

  1. A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs.

Etymology 2

sample + -er.

noun

  1. Someone whose job is to take samples.
  2. A device that takes samples.
  3. (music) A digital device that records or merges together samples of recordings.
  4. A representative selection of a larger group.
    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. 2012, Eric Bishop-Potter, A Ruined Boy, page 76

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