/sam"pleuhr, sahm"-/ , n.
1. a person who samples.
2. a piece of cloth embroidered with various stitches, serving to show a beginner's skill in needlework.
3. a collection of samples, selections, etc.: a sampler of French poetry.
4. an electronic device that digitally encodes and stores samples of sound.
[ 1250-1300; ME samplere essamplere, exemplaire exemplarium EXEMPLAR ]