sampler

/ˈsæmplər/
noun
  1. A small amount or collection of something that shows what the whole is like; a sample.
    • The music album includes a sampler of songs from the artist's upcoming record.
    • The store gave out a sampler of their new cheese for customers to try.
    • She bought a perfume sampler to test different scents before choosing one.
  2. An electronic device or computer program that records and plays back short pieces of sound, often used in music production.
    • He loaded the sound of a piano into the sampler and played it with a keyboard.
    • The producer used a sampler to loop a drum beat from an old song.
    • Many hip-hop artists rely on a sampler to create new tracks from existing recordings.
  3. A person who collects or examines samples, especially for testing or research.
    • The factory employs a quality sampler to test products before they ship.
    • A soil sampler gathered dirt from different parts of the farm.
    • The water sampler took bottles from the river to check for pollution.
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