sampler

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin eximō Latin exemplumbor. Old French essainplebor. Middle English saumple English sample English -er English sampler From sample + -er.

1. Someone whose job is to take samples.
2. A device that takes samples.
3. An electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples of recordings.
4. A representative selection of a larger group.

   “He also made a sampler CD, with one minute samples of 26 of their songs, for free distribution to people they met in Buffalo, and to others who showed an interest in their music.”