"foretaster" meaning in All languages combined

See foretaster on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: foretasters [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + taster. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|taster}} fore- + taster Head templates: {{en-noun}} foretaster (plural foretasters)
  1. Someone who tastes food before another, usually to check it hasn't been poisoned.

Inflected forms

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