sampler

1 of 2

noun (1)

sam·​pler ˈsam-plər 

: a decorative piece of needlework typically having letters or verses embroidered on it in various stitches as an example of skill

sampler

2 of 2

noun (2)

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

also : assortment

Synonyms

Noun (2)

• sampling
• sample

Examples of sampler in a Sentence

Noun (2)

she put together a sampler of works in the police procedural genre

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As Azimi set up the air sampler that would run inside the Bartlett-Mnoian home for the next week, Keshavarz took a turn in the cramped back seat of the Atlas with Alyssa. —Ashley Belanger – May 27, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025

The $119 wagyu sampler includes a Masami Ranch bone marrow, Stone Axe sirloin and Margaret River bottom skirt steak. —Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025

Synthesizers should play a sizeable role in the Howard Jones/ABC double bill at District Music Hall, and sampler keyboards will be an aspect of the Thievery Corporation show at College Street Music Hall. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2025

Salt & Stone Mini Deodorant Discovery Set Salt and Stone’s sampler will bring dad’s deodorant game out of the drugstore aisle. —Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 6 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1523, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sampler

• ampler

Kids Definition

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