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foretaster

foretaster noun: someone who tastes food before another, usually to check it hasn't been poisoned.

Noun

foretaster (plural foretasters)

  1. Someone who tastes food before another, usually to check it hasn't been poisoned.

Synonyms of foretaster

Forms of foretaster

pluralforetasters

Origin of foretaster

From fore- + taster.

Questions about foretaster

What does foretaster mean?
Foretaster means someone who tastes food before another, usually to check it hasn't been poisoned.
What part of speech is foretaster?
Foretaster is a noun.
What is the plural of foretaster?
The plural of foretaster is foretasters.

Words near foretaster in the dictionary

  1. foretarsal
  2. foretarsi
  3. foretarsus
  4. foretaste
  5. foretasted
  6. foretaster
  7. foretasters
  8. foretastes
  9. foretasting
  10. foretaught
  11. foreteach

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