critic vs sampler

critic and sampler both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
critic	Yes	No	No	No
sampler	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sampler is a hyponym of critic; that is, sampler is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than critic:

critic (noun)	sampler (noun)
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art	a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches
anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something	an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something
someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments	an assortment of various samples
	someone who samples food or drink for its quality