sampler vs smorgasbord

sampler and smorgasbord both are nouns.

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

As nouns, smorgasbord is a hypernym of sampler; that is, smorgasbord is a word with a broader meaning than sampler:

Other hypernyms of sampler include assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, variety.

sampler (noun)	smorgasbord (noun)
a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill with various stitches	an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal
an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something	a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
an assortment of various samples
someone who samples food or drink for its quality