taster vs tryout

taster

noun
  • A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide 

  • A sample of something bigger or grander intended for future use 

  • Someone who tastes something, especially food, wine etc., for quality. 

  • A kind of zooid situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophorae, resembling the feeding zooids, but destitute of mouths. 

  • An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, for example a dram cup 

tryout

noun
  • A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing, especially an audition for a performer or athlete, or the advance staging of a play at a small theatre. 

How often have the words taster and tryout occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )