teataster
teataster noun: a person who samples and grades tea quality.
Noun
teataster (plural teatasters)
- A person who samples and grades tea quality.
- “A teataster. A man who tastes tea,” Newpole said patiently.1957, Benson, Ben, The running man: a Ralph Lindsey mystery, W. Morrow, page 25
- Edison had an idea. Entering the store, he asked the teataster if he could Judge a cup himself. The man agreed, no doubt believing it would be helpful to have the verdict of a member of the public. And so Edison made a breakfast of a cup of tea.1989, Buranelli, Vincent, Thomas Alva Edison, Silver Burdett Press, page 27
Forms of teataster
| plural | teatasters |
|---|---|
| alternative form | tea taster |
| alternative form | tea-taster |
Origin of teataster
From tea + taster.
Questions about teataster
- What does teataster mean?
- Teataster means a person who samples and grades tea quality.
- What part of speech is teataster?
- Teataster is a noun.
- What is the plural of teataster?
- The plural of teataster is teatasters.
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