tea-taster
(ˈtiːˌteɪstə(r))
One whose business is to test the quality of samples of tea by tasting them; a tea-expert. So ˈtea-ˌtasting, the occupation or business of a tea-taster.
| 1858 in Simmonds Dict. Trade. 1859 All Year Round No. 2. 38 The tea-tasters and clerks of the different English and American houses. 1888 J. Paton in Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 100/2 The qualities of a sample of tea and its commercial value can only with accuracy be determined by actual infusion and trial by a skilled tea-taster. 1907 Gentl. Mag. May 494 Tea-tasters use the weight of a new sixpence to three and a half ounces of water. |