Aletaster

/ˈæl.ə.teɪs.tər/ noun

Definition

A person officially appointed to test and regulate the quality of ale sold in a town or parish, an early food safety inspector.

Etymology

Ale + taster (from Old English tæstan, meaning 'to taste'). Medieval towns employed these officials to maintain standards and prevent adulteration, making it one of history's first quality-control jobs.

Kelly Says

Aletasters were medieval food inspectors with literally the best job description ever—they were paid to drink beer and judge quality—and they had actual legal authority to confiscate bad ale, making them early consumer protectors.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክንድ ማስታወቂ
k-ind ma-sta-aw-qi
ARالعربية
مُحسس زعانف
mu-huss-us za-an-f
BNবাংলা
পশ্চাৎ সনাক্তকরণ
pos-chat sa-nak-ta-kor-on
CACatalà
detector d'aleta
deh-tek-tor deh ah-leh-tah
CSČeština
detektor ploutví
deh-tek-tor ploot-vee
DADansk
findetektor
fin-deh-tek-tor
DEDeutsch
Flossen-Detekteur
FLOH-sen deh-tek-tor
ELΕλληνικά
αισθητήρας πτερύγιων
is-thee-te-ras pter-ee-yon
ESEspañol
detector de aletas
deh-tek-tor deh ah-leh-tas
FAفارسی
حسگر باله
his-gar ba-leh
FISuomi
eväanturi
eh-veh-an-tu-ri
FRFrançais
détecteur d'ailerons
deh-tek-ter day-lay-roh
GUGU
છાંટ શોધક
chhan-t sho-dhak
HAHA
sanyi na-gaba
san-yee na-ga-ba
HEעברית
מזהה כנפיים
me-za-heh k-na-fa-yim
HIहिन्दी
फिन डिटेक्टर
fin deh-teh-ktor
HUMagyar
úszódetektor
oos-zo-deh-tek-tor
IDBahasa Indonesia
deteksi sirip
deh-tek-see si-rip
IGIG
ọkwụ ịgba
oh-koo ih-gba
ITItaliano
detetore di pinne
deh-teh-tore dee pin-neh
JA日本語
ひれ検出器
hee-reh ken-shu-ki
KKKK
көлбегіsensor
kol-be-gi sen-sor
KMKM
ឧបករណ៍ស្វែងរកស្លឹក
ou-pa-kor-na-kh swai-eng ro-k sluk
KO한국어
아가미 감지기
ah-ga-mi gam-ji-gi
MRMR
फाटा शोधक
fa-ta sho-dhak
MSBahasa Melayu
pengesan sirip
peng-esan si-rip
MYမြန်မာ
ရှိပ်စွမ်း
shee-peht-swun
NLNederlands
vindetector
vin-deh-tek-tor
NONorsk
finndetektor
fin-deh-tek-tor
PAPA
ਪੱਖ ਡੀਟੈਕਟਰ
pakh deh-teh-ktor
PLPolski
detektor płetw
deh-tek-tor pleht-v
PTPortuguês
detector de nadadeiras
deh-tek-tor deh na-dah-dee-ras
RORomână
detector de aripioare
deh-tek-tor deh ah-ree-pee-ah-reh
RUРусский
датчик плавников
dat-chik plav-ni-kov
SVSvenska
finnsensor
fin-sen-sor
SWKiswahili
mkinga
m-kin-ga
TAதமிழ்
காற்பு கண்டறி
ka-r-pu kan-thar-ee
TEతెలుగు
నూనె గుర్తించు
noo-neh gur-tin-chu
THไทย
เครื่องตรวจจับครีบ
krung dtor-chab kreep
TLTL
detector ng palik
deh-tek-tor ng pa-lik
TRTürkçe
koy tespitçi
coy teh-spit-chi
UKУкраїнська
детектор плавників
deh-tek-tor plav-nik-iv
URاردو
پنکھ ڈیٹیکٹر
pan-kh deh-teh-ktor
VITiếng Việt
thiết bị phát hiện vây
zhie-t bi phat hien vay
YOYO
ẹ̀lẹ̀ ṣẹ̀wá
eh-leh she-wah
ZH中文
鳍探测器
pí tàncèqì
ZUZU
isibindi detector
ee-si-bin-dee deh-tek-tor

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