noun
sampler
SAM-pler/ˈsæmplər/
A collection of representative examples.
This cheese sampler offers small tastes of several different cheeses.
Etymology
The “specimen or model” sense of exemplum underlies sampler. Originally a pattern to imitate, a sampler came to mean a collection of specimens illustrating a wider range.
In context
this is my sampler I'm gonna put in a whole bunch of different yarns see how they react at this set
More examples
- The bakery sells samplers of its most popular cookies.
- The booklet offers a sampler of poems by local writers.
- Her needlework sampler displays several stitches in neat rows.
Forms
sampler · samplers
sample noun — A small portion representing a whole.
Similar words
- assortment
- An assortment emphasizes variety rather than representing a larger whole.
- selection
- A selection is any chosen group, not necessarily representative.