: a decorative piece of needlework typically having letters or verses embroidered on it in various stitches as an example of skill
sam·pler
ˈsam-p(ə-)lər 
1
: one that collects, prepares, or examines samples
2
: something containing representative specimens or selections
a sampler of nineteen poets—
K. E. Judd
K. E. Judd
also
: assortment
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Examples of sampler in a Sentence
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Rappers and promoters hustled through the streets and clubs, passing out sampler cassettes.
—Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
The team will also use air samplers on a second research vessel, and weather stations on the reefs and on shore to study how particles and clouds mix naturally in order to improve their models.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
The set also comes with a bonus sampler book featuring snippets of three other book series by different authors in the Rick Riordan Presents book imprint.
—Deanna McCormack, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024
During February, an extender on the sampler lever engages with a cam located under the leap-year disc.
—Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Terns and puffins are expert samplers of juvenile herring, the little 1-year-old fish that will grow big enough to be caught by fishers in a couple of years.
—Abby McBride, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
Deux Cookie Dough Best Sellers 4 Pack, $64 Sanzo Sampler
For the bubble water enthusiast in your life, gift them a sampler pack from Sanzo.
—Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
Violin, double bass, and a whole lot of synthesizers and guitar pedals and samplers and things which are great for mangling sounds.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Feb. 2024
Noun
Try all of Extract Labs CBD tincture options—original, lemon, and raspberry—in a convenient sampler pack, the Core CBD Starter Pack.
—Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Rappers and promoters hustled through the streets and clubs, passing out sampler cassettes.
—Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
The team will also use air samplers on a second research vessel, and weather stations on the reefs and on shore to study how particles and clouds mix naturally in order to improve their models.
—Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
The set also comes with a bonus sampler book featuring snippets of three other book series by different authors in the Rick Riordan Presents book imprint.
—Deanna McCormack, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024
During February, an extender on the sampler lever engages with a cam located under the leap-year disc.
—Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Terns and puffins are expert samplers of juvenile herring, the little 1-year-old fish that will grow big enough to be caught by fishers in a couple of years.
—Abby McBride, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2023
Deux Cookie Dough Best Sellers 4 Pack, $64 Sanzo Sampler
For the bubble water enthusiast in your life, gift them a sampler pack from Sanzo.
—Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
Violin, double bass, and a whole lot of synthesizers and guitar pedals and samplers and things which are great for mangling sounds.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Feb. 2024
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sampler
1 of 2 noun
sam·pler
ˈsam-plər
: a piece of needlework typically having letters or verses on it done in various stitches as an example of skill
sampler
2 of 2 noun
sam·pler
ˈsam-p(ə-)lər
1
: one that collects or examines samples
2
: a collection of samples
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