Mincer

//ˈmɪnsɚ// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A kitchen utensil used for mincing meat, etc.
  2. 2
    a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone who minces.
  4. 4
    A homosexual male. British, derogatory, slang
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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mincing machine

Example

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"The salesman demonstrated how to use the mincer."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mince + -er.

Etymology 2

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Polish Mincer, the local spelling of the German surname Mintzer. * Metonymic occupational surname for a butcher, a cook, or a warrior, from a derivative of Middle English mincen (“to mince”).

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