praegustātor, ōris, m. [praegusto], one who tastes the meats and drinks before they are served at the table of a prince, a foretaster, taster, cup-bearer.
I Lit., Suet. Claud. 44: DIVI AVGVSTI, Inscr. Grut. 602, 4; so ib. 582.—With private persons, Inscr. Grut. 626, 2.—
II Trop.: praegustator libidinum tuarum, Cic. Dom. 10, 25: in omnibus nuptiis praegustator, Lact. Mort. Pers. 38, 4.