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Taster vs Tauter - What's the difference?

taster | tauter |

As a noun taster

is that in which, or by which, anything is tasted, as, a dram cup, a cheese taster, or the like.

As an adjective tauter is

(taut).

taster

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • That in which, or by which, anything is tasted, as, a dram cup, a cheese taster, or the like.
  • One who tastes anything, especially food, wine etc., for quality.
  • * Dryden
    • Thy tutor be thy taster , ere thou eat.
  • (zoology) A kind of zooid situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophora, resembling the feeding zooids, but destitute of mouths.
  • A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide

    • Anagrams

    * ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

    • ----

    tauter

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (taut)

    • taut

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (Scotland)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Tight; under tension, as in a rope or bow string.
  • * 1883:
    • The hawser was as taut as a bowstring - so strong she pulled upon her anchor.
  • Experiencing stress or anxiety.
  • * 1989 Faye Kellerman, The Quality of Mercy
    • His outward appearance was calm, but inside he was very taut .
  • Containing only relevant parts, brief and controlled.
  • * 2007 Milton C. Sernett, Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory and History
    • Quick action and dialogue create a taut story, although it is illustration that shapes the characters.

    Derived terms

    * tauten * tautly * tautness

    Synonyms

    tense ----